A child or adolescent autism assessment should include an estimate of the child's cognitive and adaptive functioning, an in-person assessment of with the client, an interview with the parents for their child's history, and a screening of other challenges. I currently offer three options for an autism assessment.
1) Autism only assessment (age 6 or up)
This option is appropriate if your child has completed a psychoeducational assessment recently. This option allows me to complete the autism specific testing, and use the cognitive assessment results from the psychoeducational assessment. The cost of this assessment is $2585
2) Autism plus cognitive assessment (age 6 or up)
This option is required if your child has never received any cognitive testing before. It allows me to incorporate your child's cognitive abilities into my results and provide a fuller understanding of their profile. The cost of this assessment is $3055
3) Autism plus cognitive assessment (under age 6)
This option is for those who are under the age of 6. In order to qualify for funding in BC a cognitive assessment must be included. The psychological assessment must be completed in conjunction with assessments from other professionals. The cost of this assessment is $2820.
I am also able to add an ADHD or psychoeducational assessment to either option above for an extra cost. Please click here for more information about autism assessments.
A standalone ADHD assessment requires a parent interview, an in-person assessment session with the child, and a screening of other aspects of the child's functioning such as mental health and executive functioning. An ADHD assessment on it's own costs $1410.
Psychoeducational assessments are used to diagnose and identify learning differences such a learning disabilities and giftedness. I offer these assessments to children age 6 to 19. A psychoeducational assessment usually costs between $3525 and $3995.
I am also able to add an ADHD or autism assessment for an extra cost.
Adult assessments are structured very similarly to child assessments. The additional piece that is key to an adult assessment is the inclusions of significant others in the process. Clients are asked to invite a parent, friend, sibling, or significant other to join the information to provide collateral information. Both adult assessment types also include a screening assessment for mental health and executive functioning. Because of the longer assessment process, the prices are as follows:
1) Adult autism assessments cost $3290.
2)Adult ADHD assessments cost between $1410 to $2150.
Please click here for more information about autism assessments.