Assessment support
Whether you are looking for answers about learning, attention, neurodivergence, functional capacity, or everyday support needs, assessment can help build greater understanding, clarity, and direction. At Involve, we offer both psychology and occupational therapy assessments, with a process that aims to feel thoughtful, respectful, and well supported from beginning to end.When assessment may be helpful
Learning and academic progress
When there are questions about learning, school performance, concentration, memory, academic progress, or whether additional support may be needed.
Everyday functioning and independence
When there are questions about self-care, sensory needs, motor skills, executive functioning, routines, participation, or everyday independence at home, school, work, or in the community.
Autism and ADHD
When a child, adolescent, or adult is seeking greater clarity around Autism, ADHD, or a combined neurodivergent profile.
Understanding to guide next steps
When individuals, families, schools, referrers, or treating professionals are looking for clearer information to guide recommendations, supports, accommodations, or care planning.
What kinds of assessment we offer
For children aged 6+ and adolescents, these assessments can help build understanding of how a young person learns, thinks, concentrates, remembers, and manages everyday learning demands.
They may be helpful when there are questions about dyslexia, dyscalculia, giftedness, intellectual disability, attention, concentration, memory, organisation, or broader learning and school-related concerns.
They can also help guide supports, accommodations, and recommendations in academic settings.
Psychoeducational
These neurodiversity-affirming assessments are available for children, adolescents, and adults who are seeking greater clarity around Autism, ADHD, or both neurotypes.
They may be helpful when there are questions about social communication, attention, executive functioning, sensory experiences, routines, emotional regulation, masking, or a sense that things have felt harder to explain or understand.
These can help build understanding of neurodivergence, identity, support needs, and the patterns that may be shaping everyday life.
Autism and ADHD
Occupational therapy assessments can help build understanding of how a child, adolescent, or adult is managing everyday life, including daily routines, self-care, motor skills, sensory needs, sensory profile, executive functioning, and participation at home, school, work, or in the community.
This includes Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs), which can help clarify support needs, current functioning, and recommendations for greater independence and participation in daily life.
Occupational Therapy
Understanding support needs and next steps
Some assessments are helpful not only for answering a diagnostic or learning question, but for building clearer recommendations, identifying helpful supports, and guiding next steps. This may include practical strategies, accommodations, therapy recommendations, or information that supports care planning across different settings.
If you’re not sure what kind of assessment may be relevant, we can help guide you toward the most appropriate starting point.
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Assessment fees vary depending on the type of assessment and whether one or more areas are being explored. Medicare rebates may be available in some circumstances for eligible clients under 25 referred by a paediatrician or psychiatrist.
Additional reports may sometimes be requested for NDIS or DSP purposes. Please note that these may involve additional time and fees depending on the type of report required.
Please contact our administration team for guidance and an estimated cost based on your needs
What the assessment process can look like
Assessment is usually a process rather than a single appointment. The exact steps will depend on the type of assessment.
We begin by understanding the questions you have, the concerns or goals that are present, and what type of assessment may be the best fit.
Our admin team will take time to understand what you’re looking for, answer any early questions, and help guide you toward the most appropriate assessment pathway, practitioner, and next step.
Getting started
This stage helps build a fuller picture of the person and the questions being explored. Depending on the type of assessment, it may include information about what has been happening, developmental and background history, questionnaires, screening measures, interviews, and standardised assessment tools.
For children and adolescents, this may also involve information from parents, carers, teachers, or school reports. For adults, it may include self-report information and, where helpful, input from a partner, family member, or support person. The aim is to understand not only the concerns that have brought someone to assessment, but also their strengths, patterns, and the context of everyday life.
Information gathering
Assessment appointments will vary depending on the type of assessment and the questions being explored. Some assessments involve one main appointment, while others include multiple sessions, direct assessment tasks, interviews, or questionnaires completed across time.
Appointments may be held in person, via telehealth, or as a combination of both, depending on the assessment pathway. For some assessments, there may be standardised tasks completed directly with the practitioner. For others, the process may rely more heavily on interviews, questionnaires, observation, and information gathered from other relevant people.
Assessment appointments
Once all assessment measures are completed, a feedback session is usually arranged around 4–6 weeks later. This is a chance to talk through the findings, ask questions, and better understand what the assessment has shown. The feedback may include strengths, areas of challenge, patterns that help explain current difficulties, diagnoses where relevant, and recommendations for next steps.
A written report is then generally provided 1–2 weeks after the feedback session. Depending on the type of assessment, the report may include background information, assessment findings, clinical interpretation, diagnostic conclusions where relevant, and recommendations to help guide support, accommodations, or future planning.
Feedback and report
Our team
Our assessment team includes psychologists and occupational therapists with different experience, interests, and assessment areas. You can explore the team to get a sense of who may be the right fit for the questions you’re bringing.Whether you’re feeling clear about what you need or still figuring things out, we’re here to help you find a starting point that feels right
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