Autism Services

Comprehensive psychological assessments are used to investigate complex behavioural presentations that may include all or some combination of cognitive, learning, and/or social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties.  These difficulties are significantly impairing your child’s ability to cope and navigate life successfully.  These assessments may be used to make a decision as to whether their challenges can be accounted for by additional diagnoses including neurodevelopmental disorders (eg. Intellectual Disorder, Special Learning Disorder) and/or mental health disorders (eg. anxiety, mood, obsessive-compulsive disorders).  Recommendations are made to inform treatment planning and enable access to appropriate supports at school, home, and in the community.

Mental health assessments are used to explore social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties that are causing significant concerns about your child.  These difficulties may also be getting in the way of your child’s ability to cope and navigate life successfully.  These assessments may be used to make a decision as to whether their mental health challenges can be accounted for by additional diagnoses such as anxiety, mood, or obsessive-compulsive disorders.  Recommendations are made to inform treatment planning and enable access to appropriate supports at school, home, and in the community.

Psychoeducational assessments are used to identify areas of strength and need in a student’s learning profile allowing for a deeper understanding of their educational abilities.  It may also be used to a make a decision as to whether their challenges in school can be accounted for by additional diagnoses such as Specific Learning Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or Intellectual Developmental Disorder.  Recommendations are made to enable students to access appropriate academic accommodations and supports at school, home, and in the community.