Child Assessment

Types of Assessments

An autism spectrum (ASD) assessment is for children who have trouble making and keeping friends and/or have difficulty with social cues. Children may also react to sounds, textures, and/or visual stimuli differently. ASD assessments may also be appropriate when a child has passionate interests, engages in repetitive behaviours, and/or has difficulty dealing with change.
An attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is for children who struggle with maintaining attention and switching focus. ADHD may also describe children who frequently fidget or are uncomfortable sitting still. Report cards may reflect that the child has trouble completing work on time or losing assignments and property, and may also coincide with strong potential, intelligence, and/or creativity.
A psychoeducational assessment is for children who experience learning challenges in reading, writing, or mathematics and are looking for accommodations within educational settings.
Not sure what assessment is best for your child? It can be difficult to know before getting an assessment! Let your psychologist actively guide the process by following information as it is gathered, rather than trying to guess the destination at the start.

Let’s figure out what’s happening.

Diagnosis

Psychological assessment can determine if and how developmental and neurological differences influence your child. This includes observations from parents/guardians, teachers, and/or trusted adults.
An assessment can also provide other explanations for their experience, expanding beyond a surface-level diagnosis to understand the root of the issue.
Development

A diagnosis is valuable only if it helps your child’s life. Your Cedarwood psychological assessment also includes individually tailored recommendations to help your child better adapt and succeed in the short and long term.
These recommendations may also include ways schools can adapt to your child.
Customized Testing

At Cedarwood, your child’s testing battery will be matched to your symptoms and needs, no matter how straightforward or complex. If we discover a new aspect during interview or testing, we’ll adjust the battery to make sure we understand the issue.
How does it work?

The assessment starts with interviews and resource gathering. We’ll work to understand goals, experiences, and history. Interviews with family and teachers are an important part of the assessment.
The testing battery and necessary followups comes next. The testing may also include self-report and observer questionnaires.
Lastly, we’ll create a report on the findings and schedule a session to go over the results and recommendations.

All assessments require in-person attendance. Portions of the interview process may be done via telehealth, depending on the specific assessment.

While this may be inconvenient for some clients, in-person attendance is vital to providing the highest quality assessment.