Summary
Dr Sid Kaithakkoden is a highly experienced Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician with over two decades of clinical practice across the UK and internationally. He specialises in the assessment and management of neurodevelopmental conditions, including ADHD, autism, developmental delay, neurodisability, and behavioural and emotional difficulties in children and young people.
He has extensive experience delivering comprehensive diagnostic assessments, evidence-based treatment planning, and ongoing medication management for ADHD, as well as multidisciplinary autism assessments working closely with psychology and speech and language therapy colleagues. His clinical practice is grounded in a child-centred, family-focused approach, with careful attention to functional impact across home, school, and social settings.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr Kaithakkoden has held senior leadership and governance roles within NHS services, including Autism Service Lead, medical appraiser, educational supervisor, and clinical academy tutor. He is actively involved in teaching, training, audit, and quality improvement, and has published in peer-reviewed medical journals. His practice reflects a strong commitment to safe, thorough, and compassionate care tailored to each child’s individual needs.
Experience
Dr Kaithakkoden currently works as a Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician within NHS community paediatric services. His clinical work includes specialist ADHD and autism diagnostic clinics, ADHD medication initiation and titration clinics, multidisciplinary preschool developmental assessment clinics, special school clinics, and assessments for looked after children.
He has extensive experience using structured ADHD diagnostic tools, including Young DIVA-5, QbTest, and Conners questionnaires, and is skilled in ADHD medication initiation, monitoring, and review. For autism assessments, he regularly contributes to multidisciplinary diagnostic pathways, including ADOS assessment interpretation and structured feedback to families.
Previously, Dr Kaithakkoden has held substantive and locum consultant posts across multiple NHS trusts, including roles as Autism Service Lead and Named Doctor responsibilities within safeguarding services. His background also includes higher specialist training in paediatric neurology, neonatology, paediatric cardiology, intensive care, and community paediatrics, as well as earlier specialist roles overseas.
Interesting Facts
Dr Kaithakkoden enjoys gardening, DIY projects, painting, cycling and photography. He has a long-standing interest in teaching and has delivered lectures and workshops on neurodevelopmental and paediatric topics across hospital and academic settings.
Assessments
- Autism – Children and Young People (Ages 6–17)
- ADHD – Children and Young People (Ages 6–17)
