Full Assessments take up to three hours with the child. Further time is made available to the parents for discussion. A detailed family history is obtained and a form for schools to complete is also provided. The assessment content and time varies depending upon the age and ability of the child and the nature of questions parents seek answers for. A detailed written report is provided. Where requested, we liaise with schools and other professionals related to the child's needs, refer the child to other educational, medical or professional specialist, and indicate where resources and other facilities can be obtained.

Adults similarly take up to three hours, with additional time for discussion. A written report is made available only to the adult who is assessed. Further copies are only made available with written permission from the adult concerned.

EDUCATIONAL SCREENING ASSESSMENTS

These assessments take approximately half the time of the full assessments and in fact constitute the activities of the latter half of a full assessment. The screening assessment can be used in one of two ways. If parents are in doubt about whether their child has any difficulties, then the screening assessment can be used as a preliminary analysis. Or alternately, if a child has been previously assessed and requires documentation of their specific learning difficulties (see below) to present to examination boards, then this screening identifies their level of educational attainment, which needs to be assessed at the time the documentation is required. A discussion with the parents is included, and either a brief written report or documentation is provided for the parents to submit to the school's examining board.
Adults requiring educational screening for college, university or simply to evaluate their present level of ability follow the same protocol as described above. Written documentation for examination boards is provided in addition to the report. Full re-assessment is required by the examination boards for the provision of examination documentation if more than two years has lapsed between the current and any previous assessment(s).

ABILITY SCREENING ASSESSMENT

If a description of the child or adult's learning potential is required the ability screening assessment will provide an I.Q. and an indication of the child or adult's intellectual profile. This assessment also takes approximately half the time of the full assessment and constitutes the activities of the first half of that assessment. A discussion with the parents or assessed adult and a brief report is included.

If it is identified through screening that further assessment is required, then the screening assessment fee is deducted from the full assessment fee.

EXAMINATION BOARD DOCUMENTATION

A full assessment is required if a child or adult has not previously been assessed, and either the individual, school or parents believe the child or adult has learning difficulties that would warrant their having documentation of their Specific Learning Difficulties to submit to their examination board. Such documentation requests the board take account of the individuals learning difficulties, and depending upon the nature of the difficulties, extra time can be requested for them in the exam. If an individual has already been diagnosed as having specific learning difficulties (dyslexia, dyspraxia dyscalculia, Non Verbal Learning Difficulties NVLD) then only the educational screening assessment is required. Such documentation can be submitted to colleges, universities and institutions of higher education.