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ourassessments
At Muse we offer a range of Psychological Assessments to help identify your child's strengths and needs. These assessments are also used to give families the confidence to make educational choices and ensure the correct supports are in place for the child and their learning environment.
Reasons for testing your child
Giftedness or Underachievement
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ADHD, ASD, or intellectual disability)
Screening for learning
difficulties
Selective school admission
Boredom, attention or behavioural issues
Admission into special education programs
Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (Mood Issues, Emotional Dysregulation, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder)
Tailored Recommendations and strategies for your Child
At Muse, we understand that every child is different with their own challenges, strengths and weaknesses. That is why our team will go through every step of the process with you along the way.
If you have any questions around which assessment is best for your child, contact our office on 02 8545 0137 or email info@musepsychology.com.au
How we work
Contact us
Assessment process
Results and recommendations
Follow up support
With this initial contact we can get the information we need to let you know what assessment will best suit your child. From this we can give you a fixed price and availability.
Our process draws on your Child's developmental and educational history via a clinical assessment form, test results, and observations with Parent and Teacher feedback.
We provide informal results on the day of the assessment and a detailed written report with results and recommendations within 2-3 weeks of the assessment.
We are available for advice along the way.
If Psychological treatment is required, you will be prioritised on our waitlist as an existing Muse client.
Our Assessments
Autism Assessment
ASD diagnosis requires a comprehensive psychological assessment using a range of assessment tools, observations, and interview methods. ​​
Autism assessments can help with:
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Identifying a child’s unique behaviours, interests, social, and communication abilities.
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Developing a tailored management and learning support plan.
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Assisting with applications for school and government funding and access to a specialised support teacher​​​​​.
ADHD Assessment
This assessment is a comprehensive evaluation to identify whether your child may present with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This assessment involves interviews, observation, cognitive assessment, review of school reports, and questionnaires completed by the child, teachers, carers, and/or others who regularly interact with your child. ADHD assessments aim to evaluate executive functioning capacity, as well as challenging behaviour in children and adolescents, particularly in the areas of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity.
Specific Learning Disorder
Specific learning disorder (SLD) testing involves a combination of observation, interviews, and standardised tests. The goal is to identify a person's strengths and weaknesses in learning, and to determine if they have a specific learning disorder.​
SLD's assessed at Muse include impairments in:​
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Reading (Dyslexia)
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Written Expression (Dysgraphia)
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Mathematics (Dyscalculia)
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Non Verbal Learning Difficulties
Developmental Assessment
A developmental assessment involves a combination of parent and teacher feedback and questionnaires, observations, and cognitive assessment. This comprehensive assessment helps you to understand whether your child is meeting their developmental milestones and how they are completing activities of daily living in comparison to same-aged peers.
Cognitive Assessment
Also known as an IQ test, helps to identify a child’s potential for learning and their preferred learning style. Cognitive assessments help psychologists to determine a child’s strengths and challenges in several cognitive skill areas including verbal comprehension, visuospatial skills, fluid reasoning, working memory, and processing speed.
Educational Assessment
Also known as an academic assessment, measures how a child is performing in a range of academic skill areas, and how this compares with same age or grade peers.
Educational assessments help psychologists to identify a child’s academic strengths and skill levels in the areas of reading, writing, mathematics, and written expression.
Behavioural Assessment
This assessment is a comprehensive evaluation to identify whether your child may present with mood issues, emotional regulation issues, Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder. Behavioural assessments aim to evaluate challenging behaviour in children and adolescents, and ascertain areas for targeted support.