Assessments

At Serene Psychological Services, we offer cognitive, educational ASD and ADHD assessments.

Cognitive Assessment

A cognitive assessment (Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence – Fourth Edition, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fifth Edition, or Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Fourth Edition) is a clinical tool used to assess a person’s intellectual functioning. It can assist with identifying an individuals cognitive strengths and weaknesses, identify intellectual giftedness or disability and inform intervention.

Educational Assessment

An educational assessment (Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – Third Edition) is used to assess a person’s academic functioning. It provides useful clinical information including a person’s academic strengths and weaknesses, designing learning plans, informing eligibility for educational services and diagnosis of a specific learning disability.

ASD Assessment

ASD assessments include clinical diagnostic interview (such as Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition, cognitive assessment and additional assessment questionnaires to be completed by parents, teachers or other family members.

ADHD Assessments

ADHD assessments include a cognitive assessment, clinical diagnostic interview and additional assessment questionnaires to be completed by parents, teachers or other family members.

The Assessment Process:

For all assessments at Serene Psychology, you will first attend an initial intake assessment, where comprehensive background information is gathered to gain a wholistic view of the individual. The next step is the testing session.

The time will varying depending on the assessment, but can be up to three hours. The clinician will then score and interpret assessment data and complete a comprehensive report.

Following this a feedback session will occur to discuss the assessment results and report in detail.

Cost (Subject to change):

The costs below are all inclusive of the time required to complete the relevant assessment (including initial appointment, testing appointment(s), scoring/interpreting, report writing and feedback session).

Assessment Fees