About Dr Cassie Coleman

Dr. Cassie Coleman is a Consultant Community Paediatrician with a specialist interest in Autism, ADHD, and Child & Adolescent Mental Health. Inspired in part by her own journey navigating her son’s ADHD diagnosis, Cassie understands first-hand how stressful and overwhelming the process of seeking support for a child can be.

With specialist training in children’s mental health and over 16 years’ experience in the NHS, she provides truly comprehensive assessments of children’s development, always taking into account both the clinical picture and the family’s lived experience. Her care extends far beyond diagnosis: she is passionate about supporting families with tailored management strategies, school liaison, and—where appropriate—medical treatment.

Cassie’s NHS career most recently saw her working as a Locum Consultant Community Paediatrician at Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, where she led the Multi-Disciplinary Autism Diagnosis Service for children under five across Oxfordshire. Alongside this, she has spoken at national conferences and has had an interest in autism research since 2004, when she conducted her own undergraduate study on pre-schoolers with autism.

Recognising the growing difficulties families faced in accessing both NHS and private care, Cassie founded ‘Dr Cassie’ in 2020 to offer families much needed bespoke, gold-standard assessments and ongoing support.

Beyond her clinical work, Cassie mentors medical students through the Madrinha Trust charity, nurturing the next generation of doctors as well as helping to shape the national picture on child mental health as part of the executive committee of The Paediatric Mental Health Association (PMHA) 

Away from medicine, she is a proud mum of three boys, married to a fellow doctor, and keeps balance in her life through long walks with the family’s much-loved labrador Jules, the only other girl in the house!