What I offer - Assessments:

Standalone Cognitive Assessment (children and adults):
The cognitive assessments used are the WISC-V UK (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) for those aged 6 years to 16 years and 11 months; and the WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) for those aged 17 years +. These assessments measure the intellectual ability of children and adults and were developed to provide an overall measure of general cognitive ability, and also measure intellectual functioning in Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed. 

Full Assessment of Learning Disability (adults over aged 18):
To be diagnosed with a learning disability and be considered eligible to receive support from learning disability services (criteria may vary across counties), there are three requirements which must be met:
  1. Significant impairment of intellectual functioning;
  2. Significant impairment of social/ adaptive functioning;
  3. The age of onset of both of the above being before 18 years of age.
A full assessment involves the following:
  • An interview with parents, carers, or someone who knows you well. This interview focuses on developmental and educational history. This can be conducted in person or remotely and can take anywhere between 1 hour and 1.5 hours.
  • An assessment of adaptive functioning. This can be done with you, and/or parents, carers, or someone who knows you well. This assessment focuses on how well you are able to manage in day to day life. This can take anywhere between 1 hour and 1.5 hours.
  • A cognitive assessment (WAIS-IV). The assessment is conducted face to face and can take anywhere between 1 hour - 2 hours.
You will receive a full report of all components of the assessment (as described above) with recommendations, and a 30 minute follow-up session.

Autism Assessments (children and adults):
A consultation will be offered to discuss your unique circumstances. The exact assessments used will depend on the difficulties you have noted as well as who might be available to contribute to the assessment. I will always aim to complete the most robust assessment according to the current NICE guidelines for assessment of autism. Examples of assessments used regularly include the ADOS, ACIA, RAADS-r, AAA, CAT-Q and CAST. I will also ask you to complete some screening questionnaires to find out more about your current mental health. Due to the high rates of overlap between autism and ADHD, a screening tool for ADHD is included but there is no obligation to be formally assessed for this.

ADHD Assessments (children and adults):
A consultation will be offered to discuss your unique circumstances. The exact assessments will depend on the difficulties you have noted as well as who might be available to contribute to the assessment. I will always aim to complete the most robust assessment according to the current NICE guidelines for assessment of ADHD. Examples of assessment tools used regularly include the DIVA, ACE(+), CAARS-2, Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale, Wender Utah rating scale, and BAARS.