Consultant Psychologist
Psychology Consultancy Services Ardoch House Cardross Dumbartonshire G82 5EW	Tel: 01389 762905 Fax: 01389 762905 Mobile: 07960 825760 Email: criticalsolutions@btinternet.com Web site: www.tommymackay.com

Specialist areas of work

child psychology/behaviour   developmental psychology   educational psychology   child psychological assessment   behaviour difficulties (children)   behaviourally disturbed adolescents/children   therapy with adolescents   severely disturbed/troubled children   post-traumatic stress disorders in children   post-traumatic stress disorder (psychology)   fitness to plead (psychological assessment)   learning difficulties/mental handicap (psychological assessment)   psychological counselling/therapies   psychological testing   cognitive behaviour therapy   child abuse (family/child issues)   child emotional abuse   child sexual abuse   child issues   child custody/access/residence/contact   child contact disputes   special educational needs/provision   educational assessment/statementing   dyslexic children: assessment/provision   pre-school provision   special needs provision (schools)   physical/sensory disability (special needs)   learning difficulties/mental handicap/autism (special needs)   speech/language disorders (special needs)   deaf/partially hearing people   communication disability

Experience of

Acting for pursuer, Acting for defender, Giving evidence in court

Types of work - instructions/reports/court appearances
Average number of instructions per year:	60
Number of court appearances in the last three years:	40
Number of reports in the last three years:	80

Trained

In the legal aspects of giving evidence in court

Geographical areas of work

Scotland

Professional qualifications and accredited experience

MA (Hons) (1969), Cert Ed (1970), DEP (1971), MApp Sci (1999), DUniv (2001), PhD (2005), Fellow; Chartered Psychologist of the British Psychology Society, Chartered Scientist of the Science Council, Academician of the Academy for the Social Sciences, Member of the Association for Psychological Science, Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, Accredited, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

PROFESSOR TOMMY MACKAY

Tommy MacKay is a leading expert in autism spectrum disorders, special educational needs and literacy, and practises both in the child and adult fields across civil and criminal cases. He specialises in all areas of child and adolescent psychology including contact disputes. In relation to autism and Asperger's Syndrome he has international recognition. He is Co-Director of the National Centre for Autism Studies and Clinical Director of the National Diagnosis and Assessment Service for ASD. He has over 100 publications.