Psychoeducational
Assessments
A psychoeducational assessment is a comprehensive evaluation aimed at understanding your child’s unique learning, academic and emotional profile. It identifies specific strengths and challenges and can determine if a child meets the criteria for one or more diagnoses or identifications. At the completion of the psychoeducational assessment we provide you with specific recommendations for what can help your child at school and home.
What should
you expect?
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We meet with caregivers for a clinical interview to discuss your child’s developmental history, school performance, strengths and specific concerns (1-2 hours).
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We use standardized tools to measure cognitive ability, memory, attention, and academic skills (reading, writing, math). We will work at your child’s pace and usually spread this across 2–3 sessions (4-8 hours).
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Standardized questionnaires are completed by parents, your child, and where applicable, teachers. This provides a holistic view of your child across different environments. We will also review report cards and other sources of information like previous psychological reports, speech language reports etc.
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The information will be presented to you in a feedback session where we review findings, explain any diagnoses, and discuss recommendations for how to best support your child. We also provide a child friendly feedback session where we explain results in a developmentally appropriate way to your child.
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A detailed document containing test scores, clinical observations, and tailored recommendations for how to support your child at school and at home. The report will not be sent to anyone without your and/or your child’s consent. You may find it helpful to share the report with other medical/mental health providers or the school for school planning (IEP and IPRC meetings). For University Students we ask that you look into and share the university guidelines for accommodations set by the university to ensure our assessment meets their requirements.
Potential Diagnoses
Learning Disabilities (i.e., Dyslexia, Dyscalculia).
Giftedness
Intellectual Disabilities
Mental health Diagnoses (e.g. Anxiety, OCD, Depression etc.)
Neurodevelopmental disorders (i.e. ADHD)
IMPORTANT: The assessment does not typically include an assessment for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) click here to arrange one with us.
What are the fees associated with an assessment?
The fee is based on the time spent on the assessment which includes everything above: the interviews, the administration/scoring of the tests and questionnaires, the feedback session and the report. The fee depends on the time taken to complete all parts of the assessment and generally ranges from $3800-4,500. The assessment is completed or supervised by a clinical psychologist and as such may be claimed through insurance (please contact your insurance provider ahead of time).