Our specialized assessment services are designed to provide clarity, insight, and practical guidance for every stage of life.
We offer psychoeducational assessments for children, teens, and adults, as well as comprehensive ADHD evaluations for adults.
These assessments help individuals and families better understand learning abilities, explore the possibility of ADHD, and address cognitive concerns with confidence. By identifying strengths and challenges, we empower you to take meaningful steps towards overcoming obstacles at school or work and more fully reaching your potential.
Psychoeducational Assessments
What is a psychoeducational assessment?
Psychoeducational assessments (also known as “psych-eds” or “psychoeds”) are typically done when a child, adolescent, or adult is struggling at school or at work. These comprehensive evaluations are intended to provide information on:
- How individuals learn, including both strengths and struggles
- Why school and other aspects of life are so challenging
- Why results are not reflecting efforts
- How individuals can be best supported at home and school.
What do psychoeducational assessments measure?
Psychoeducational assessments examine a range of areas of functioning that relate to school and work performance, including:
- Cognitive/intellectual functioning (i.e., thinking and problem-solving skills)
- Learning/academic skills (e.g., reading, written expression, oral language, math)
And (as needed) . . .
- Memory
- Attention/concentration
- Executive functioning (e.g., planning, organization, decision-making)
- Perceptual and fine motor abilities
- Social, emotional, and behavioural functioning
- Adaptive functioning (daily life skills).
What do psychoeducational assessments typically include?
- Standardized testing
- Questionnaires
- Consultation with parents/caregivers and school personnel
- A review of relevant background information.
What can you expect from a psychoeducational assessment?
- A feedback meeting to discuss results and recommendations
- A high-quality, easy-to-read and personalized assessment report
- An understanding of strengths and challenges
- Targeted recommendations to address identified concerns, foster strengths, and inform accommodations and support at school or work
- Diagnoses (as needed and as appropriate), which could foster understanding and support applications for services and/or accommodations, including:
- Learning differences, difficulties, disabilities, and disorders,
- Developmental delays
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Giftedness
Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessments
Struggling to stay focused, manage time, or meet goals can be frustrating and may indicate symptoms of ADHD (sometimes called ADD).
Our adult ADHD assessments provide a thorough evaluation to determine whether ADHD or related conditions are contributing to your challenges. With an accurate diagnosis, we can guide you toward personalized strategies and interventions to enhance your daily functioning.
What do adult ADHD assessments typically include?
- Clinical interview to identify possible symptoms of ADHD and to rule out other conditions that might better account for those symptoms
- Detailed history taking
- Standardized testing of attention, impulse control, and other aspects of executive functioning
- Questionnaires for the client and often a family member or significant other
- Personalized feedback and practical recommendations, including options for treatment or learning coping strategies (e.g., cognitive behaviour therapy or CBT), improving executive functioning (e.g., through skills-based coaching), and workplace or school modifications.
