A psycho-educational or psychological/clinical assessment is an individualized assessment geared to having a fuller understanding of an individual’s development or functioning in various areas (e.g., educational, social-emotional, behavioural, vocational). Such an assessment may be needed to assess for concerns about a learning disability, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder etc.  An assessment among other things:

• Assesses a wide range of skills including, thinking & reasoning (intellectual), language, memory and learning, attention, planning and organization, fine motor, academic, and social-emotional.

• Highlights an individual's areas of strengths and weaknesses.

• Informs next steps in terms of recommended treatment options.

• Evaluates academic functioning (reading, writing, spelling, math).

• Provides useful information on how an individual is functioning academically compared to his/her potential.

• Identifies areas for academic support based on profile of strengths or weaknesses (e.g. enrichment programs, remedial programs, special education).

• Provides recommendations for behavioural intervention.

• Assists in identifying factors that may be impacting an individual's learning and general functioning (e.g., social and/or emotional problems).

• May lead to a diagnosis that helps facilitate academic accommodations at the elementary, secondary, college or university level as well as academic funding.

• May lead to a diaganosis that leads to access to community resources and services or to access to government funding.

• May lead to a diagnosis that helps with work related accommodations.

• May lead to a diagnosis that helps with specialized treament planning or more directed referrals for further assessment.