We accept referrals from a wide range of services including treating allied health practitioners (Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, or Physiotherapist); GPs or specialist Doctors (Paediatrician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist); Youth Justice services; Insurance schemes or agencies; NDIS or NIISQ support co-ordinators; and other support services.

We also accept self-referrals.

Our team will then be in touch with you to discuss you and your young person’s needs, fees, and your expectations to support a mutual understanding about the process before booking the initial consultation.

Depending on the referral question and the concerns your referrer, young person, you and your family raise, a Neuropsychological Assessment typically involves:

1: Information Gathering:

Clinical interview with caregivers, and if appropriate, your young person or their teacher to comprehensively understand your young person’s development or brain injury/illness and their unique circumstances.

Your Neuropsychologist will also often request to review collateral medical and developmental records. They may request the completion of background questionnaires by caregivers and teacher.

2: Evaluation:

An examination of your young person’s thinking skills (e.g., intellect, memory, attention) by asking them to complete paper and pencil/ computer-based tests and questionnaires. If there are concerns regarding your child’s social development, they may also be asked to answer questions and engage in play in the clinic. Depending on the referral question, examinations can take up to 6 hours and may require a couple of sessions in the clinic to complete.

3: Formal Clinical Observations:

Sometimes, examination may also involve a clinical observation of your child’s behaviour and functioning in the school or kindy setting.

Our team will discuss with you the nature of your young person’s assessment based on the referral question and concerns when you speak with them.

Following assessment, your Neuropsychologist will go through a process of analysing the information that has been provided, scoring and interpreting the tests results and formulating a written report.

This can take up to 6 hours and involves data analysis and clinical reasoning that ends in providing you with an understanding of your young person’s brain functioning, determining applicable diagnoses and providing individualised recommendations.

Following the assessment, your Neuropsychologist will discuss the results with you, and if appropriate, with your young person, in a feedback session and you will receive a report detailing results and recommendations.

To maximise outcomes, your Neuropsychologist can also provide additional psychoeducation sessions, sharing the results and recommendations with those involved in your young person’s care such as teachers, school staff, other family members, or treating allied health practitioners.