ASSESSMENT

 

There are a variety of assessments that we conduct at All for Kids Therapy, including:

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• Autism assessment

  • An Autism assessment provides important information for parents and teachers, as well as strategies that can be used by allied health professionals to support your child

  • An Autism assessment involves interviewing parents and teachers, observing the child, and completing questionnaires designed to target Autism traits specifically. The results of the assessment indicate whether a child is exhibiting traits consistent with individuals on the Autism Spectrum,

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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 help Psychologists identify a

child's cognitive/intellectual abilities, 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 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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• 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 completing questionnaires designed to target ADHD traits specifically. The results of the assessment indicate whether a child is exhibiting traits consistent with individuals with ADHD, and also give information around what particular areas of need they are experiencing. For example, hyperactivity symptoms, impulsivity symptoms and/or inattentive symptoms.

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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 or mood difficulties..

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