Assessments

Types of Assessments

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessment

An ADHD assessment process includes:

A Clinical Interview

A Cognitive Assessment using the:

  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition, Australian and New Zealand Standardised Edition (WISC-V A&NZ) for children aged between 6 years to 16 years 11 months;, individual achievement test, a clinical interview, and a screening questionnaire such as the Conners 4 to capture information about behaviour in a range of settings (generally home and school).

Rating Scales using the Conners 4 - parent and teacher forms.

A brief interview with teachers or other care givers.

Psychometric Assessment

Psychometric assessments for the diagnosis of learning disorders, intellectual disability, or helping to better identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses and current academic attainment includes the following process:

A Clinical Interview

An IQ assessment using one of the following:

  • The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition, Australian and New Zealand Standardised Edition (WPPSI-IV A&NZ) for children aged between 2 years 6 months and 7 years 7 months;

  • the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition, Australian and New Zealand Standardised Edition (WISC-V A&NZ) for children aged between 6 years to 16 years 11 months;

  • the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition, Australian and New Zealand Language Adapted Edition (WAIS-IV A&NZ Language Adapted Edition) for adolescents and adults aged 16 years and up.

An academic test using:

  • The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Australian and New Zealand Standardised, Third Edition (WIAT-III A&NZ) for children, adolescents and adults aged from 4 years and up.

Other Rating Scales - parent and teacher forms, if necessary.

Brief interview with teachers or other care givers, if necessary.

Gifted Assessment

A gifted assessment process includes:

  • Clinical Interview

  • A Cognitive Assessment using the:

    • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition, Australian and New Zealand Standardised Edition (WISC-V A&NZ) for children aged between 6 years to 16 years 11 months;, individual achievement test, a clinical interview, and a screening questionnaire such as the Conners 4 to capture information about behaviour in a range of settings (generally home and school).

  • Gifted Rating Scales

Autism Spectrum Diagnostic Assessment

The diagnostic assessment process includes:

  • A Clinical Interview

  • The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)

  • The Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R).

    The ADOS-2 and the ADI-R are considered the “gold standard” assessment tools often required for official funding for the school and community (National Disability Insurance Scheme; NDIS).

  • An Adaptive Behaviour assessment to help better determine functional capacity.

  • Other rating scales may be utilised to assist in making recommendations or to determine comorbid conditions.

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