Children, youth and adults are typically referred for psycho-educational assessments when there are concerns about their cognitive development or when they are not achieving at expected levels academically.
A psycho-educational assessment, together with specific measures looking at attention and executive functioning, are used to help diagnose ADHD in children and youth who struggle with attention, focus, impulse control and organization.
ASD assessments evaluate whether or not a child has ASD.
Note: Our private assessments for autism spectrum disorder follow the same provincial standards and guidelines as those completed through IHCAN/NHAN/BCAAN, etc.
Social emotional assessment addresses issues relating to areas of social, emotional or behavioural functioning. We can also evaluate adjustment difficulties. Social emotional assessments may address difficulties related to coping with challenging life experiences.
We are recognized by Community Living BC (CLBC) as a service provider of assessments for adults who may be eligible for support services on the basis of having an intellectual disability or a specific developmental disability such as an autism spectrum disorder or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. We provide the necessary cognitive testing and/or adaptive assessment required to determine whether or not individuals meet eligibility requirements.
We then provide documentation of our findings to CLBC if requested.
We are also able to provide a review of available documentation and, in some cases (if testing is recent and well documented), that may be sufficient to establish eligibility. Costs and time required will vary depending on the documentation needs.
