PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESMENTS

Cognitive assessments are essentially what we know as IQ tests. They are useful in understanding our capacity for learning, our neurological functioning and how our cognition might be impacting our school performance, work issues, mood or relationships. You may benefit from an assessment if you want to learn more about giftedness or learning difficulties, or if you have had a brain injury that has changed your thinking and memory. A cognitive assessment can also help to understand ways that we process information, which can have an effect on our mental health. 

Assessments Offered: 

• Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)

• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale  (WAIS)

• Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales

Memory assessments can help to test changes to your memory due to ageing or dementia, neurological impairment or an illness or injury that affects brain function. 

Assessments Offered:

• Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS)

• Rey Complex Figure Test

• Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT)

Learning assessments (also referred to as Academic Attainment tests) help with making decisions about a child or adolescent’s educational placement and learning needs. They also help to determine eligibility for educational support and can assist in the assessment of learning difficulties such as dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Assessments Offered:

• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT)

Assessments of ASD help with understanding a child’s learning needs, in addition to helping to determine eligibility for additional support.

Helping Children with Autism (HCWA) program: You may be able to access a rebate for 4 assessment and 20 therapy sessions. You will require a referral from your child's pediatrician, or psychiatrist. Rebate: $92.90

Assessments Offered:

• Diagnostic interview (e.g. ADI-R)

• Diagnostic assessment (e.g. ADOS, MIGDAS)

• Rating scales

• School observation

• Cognitive assessment (if required)

At Mind in Mind Psychology, we understand the importance of an accurate diagnosis of ADHD, and the potential consequences of mis-diagnosis. For that reason, we provide a comprehensive clinical assessment, including school observations or accessing school reports, to ensure the presenting concerns meet the DSM-5-TR criteria for ADHD.

Assessments Offered:

• Diagnostic interview

• Diagnostic rating scales

• Self-report questionnaires

• School observation (if appropriate)

• Cognitive assessment