Assessment

For children over 8 the focus of the assessment is less on developmental milestones and more on their individual neurodevelopmental profile.

The flow is very similar to a 0-8 Developmental Assessment, however the in-person session is slightly longer to allow more time for observation:

Step 1: Our clinical team review information from you, any prior assessments, school reports and responses from questionnaires for parents, school (and potentially your child, depending on their age).
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Step 2: You and your child visit PerVigeō for a 120 min asessment, which uses a blend of observational tasks and standardised testing.
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Step 3: The team collaborate to develop a comprehensive report and individual plan to discuss with you.

Step 4: You come back in for a 60 min feedback session where we walk through the information together and  create a plan that works for your family.

Your child may have had assessments in the past but you don't know how they are progressing now and where to go next.

These sessions are for children who have had prior assessments and / or diagnosis and the family would like to understand how they are progressing and to make an updated support plan.

Review and Replan sessions are bespoke for each child so please contact us to discuss timings and costs.

We also offer Autism assessment and diagnosis for children 4 years and up.  

There is considerable overlap in symptoms across different diagnoses, so we need to carefully consider all possible explanations for your child's challenges.

To run a robust, differential diagnose process  we need to gather a wide range of information, in order to identify the most accurate and appropriate diagnosis.  

Autism Assessments - As an add on to Developmental Assessment
Because your child has already been through a thorough assessment, we can combine this information plus information from the autism screeners to accelerate the process.

Depending on the results of the screeners our psychologist will use a specialised  Autism assessment tool . This includes school observations, standardised tests and interviews, to provide a final report.

Autism Assessments - Stand Alone
If you child has not been through a comprehensive developmental assessment then we will need to gather a wider range of information and complete an ADHD / Autism screener, before we can determine whether Autism assessment is appropriate.