ASSESSMENT

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• Autism assessment

  • An Autism assessment can be conducted with children aged 2 and above.

  • This assessment provides important information for parents and educators/teachers. The assessment will include a diagnosis, as well as tailored recommendations for strategies that can be used by parents, educators, and allied health professionals to support your child.

  • An Autism assessment involves interviewing parents and educators/teachers, observing the child, and parents/educators completing questionnaires designed to assess for Autism traits specifically. The results of the assessment indicate whether a child is exhibiting traits consistent with Autistic children and adults, and will identify the level (level 1,2,3) relevant for the diagnosis.

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• ADHD assessment

  • An ADHD assessment can be conducted with children aged 5 and above. An ADHD assessment involves interviewing parents and teachers, observing the child, and parents/teachers completing questionnaires designed to assess ADHD traits specifically. The results of the assessment indicate whether a child is exhibiting traits consistent with individuals with ADHD, and also gives information around what particular areas of need they are experiencing. For example, hyperactivity symptoms, impulsivity triats and/or inattentive traits.

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• PDA assessment

  • • A PDA assessment can be conducted with children aged 4 and above. A PDA assessment involves interviewing parents and teachers, observing the child, and parents and educators/teachers completing questionnaires designed to assess for specific behaviours and traits relevant to PDA specifically.

    • A PDA assessment can be completed combined with an Autism assessment, or for children who have already had an Autism assessment completed.

    • The results of the assessment indicate whether a child is exhibiting traits consistent with individuals with PDA, and also give information around how best to support the child's behaviour at home and school. 

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• Cognitive and Learning Assessments

  • Cognitive and Learning assessments involve observing and assessing the child

 in the clinic setting. During these assessments, the child completes different

activities such as working out problems, and answering general

knowledge questions. All assessment items administered are based on the child's

age and relevant to their grade level.

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Cognitive Assessments - These assessments can be conducted for children aged

6 and above. The assessment helps Psychologists identify a child's cognitive (aka

intellectual/IQ) level, in addition to their cognitive profile. A cognitive profile is a

child's individual pattern of strengths and weaknesses and gives an indication

of a child's abilities across areas including verbal skills, visual skills, problem-solving,

attention/concentration, and processing speed.

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Learning Assessments - These assessments can be completed for children aged 4

and above, and enable a Psychologist to identify if any specific learning difficulties,

or learning disorders (such as dyslexia), are present in areas including: Reading,

Mathematics, Written Language and Oral Language.

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• Emotional, Social and Behavioural Assessments

  • Mental Health and Adaptive Functioning assessments involve collecting information from parents and teachers, in addition to interviewing and observing a child, to determine if their behaviour, emotional expression, and social skills are as expected for their age. These assessments give us important information about how the child is functioning at home and school, and helps us tailor recommendations to support them. 

  • These assessments can identify difficulties such as anxiety, defiance and mood difficulties..​

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