Assessments and Diagnosis
Assessments and Diagnosis
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Jacqui is skilled in educational and diagnostic assessments, and she is passionate about helping children reach their potential and understand their uniqueness, and for families and schools to understand their strengths and needs. Jacqui can provide a variety of in-depth psychology assessments for your child, including autism diagnostic assessments, cognitive assessments, intellectual disability, specific learning disorders (e.g., dyslexia), and educational assessments. During assessments, Jacqui focuses on empowering and educating individuals, as well as their family and school staff, as to how to understand their strengths, overcome barriers, support differences and thrive in all areas of life.
Why Assess?
Why Assess?
Assessments help identify areas of strength or difficulty to inform how best to support people in the future. They can be useful to inform early intervention, support, education pathways, self-discovery and understanding.
Assessments may be a useful to support the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Disability Inclusion Program (DIP) application processes. Assessments include a detailed report with recommendations and functional strategies to support children, and their support system, in their educational setting and at home.
How does it work?
How does it work?
A referral to our service can be made through your child's school, an education specialist, your family doctor or allied health professional, or directly from you via email.
Jacqui will discuss the referral question with you and, where appropriate, the referring person, to determine what the concerns are and what tools to use help us gather the right data to answer the question. As part of the assessment, a parental consent form and background history questionnaire will be completed, case history will be gathered, parental interview, as well as gathering information from schools and any other professionals supporting your child.
What does it involve?
What does it involve?
There are different assessments depending on the concerns raised. This will be discussed during our initial consultation/enquiry. Jacqui is able to complete cognitive assessments, behavioural assessments, and educational assessments. She is experiences in working in as part of a multi-disciplinary investigation and diagnosis of Autism. Jacqui is also experienced in investigating and diagnosing Specific Learning Disorders (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia), Intellectual Disability, and Giftedness.
Jacqui follows the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for all assessments and a strengths-based, neurodiversity affirming paradigm.
WHERE?
WHERE?
Assessments can be conducted within the young person's school in Melbourne’s inner west, where appropriate. This can help minimise anxiety and disruption to the young person. Alternatively, assessments can be conducted in a private clinic (e.g., Werribee).
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
After the assessment(s) are complete, a comprehensive report is prepared with recommendations and functional strategies to support and assist children in their educational setting and at home. If appropriate, a feedback meeting to discuss the results and targeted recommendations and strategies will be organised. Assessment findings will guide plans made to support your child.
Cognitive Assessment WISC-V (ages 6-16)
Educational Assessment WIAT-IV (ages 4+)
Learning disorders (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia) (ages 6 -16)
Autism Assessments (ages 5-18)
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