Adult & Child Psychological Assessment Service

About Adult & Child Psychological Assessment Service

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We are an Adult and Child Psychological Assessment service based in Birmingham who provide educational assessments for adults and children (for school, University studies or workplace purposes).

The assessment will provide a clear understanding of an individual’s specific challenges and strengths. A Registered and Chartered Psychologist will make recommendations, such as extra time in exams and reasonable adjustments within the workplace (where applicable). This allows employers, educators and parents to develop a roadmap for effective learning, including appropriate teaching strategies, accommodations and access to resources to support the individual’s learning needs.
The assessment will also provide feedback on areas for further development, as well as highlighting particular areas of strength.
Following an assessment, and with the right support, individuals with Dyslexia can perform better academically and are more likely to succeed in their educational and career endeavours.

The purpose of a Dyslexia assessment is to ascertain one’s intellectual strengths and weaknesses, as well as their attainment in literacy and numeracy. The resulting data, along with other qualitative information concerning an individual’s learning style, is used to produce a Cognitive and Learning Behaviour Profile, which will help to inform how their learning needs might best be supported in the future.

A full assessment usually takes up to 2.5 hours and involves administering a series of structured tests by the Psychologist to establish the individual’s cognitive ability and learning style. Examples of the areas tested focus on both verbal and non-verbal skills, including memory and processing speed, along with performance in literacy, numeracy and written language skills.
Personalised recommendations and reasonable adjustments for educational and workplace support will be included based on the results of the assessment, detailed in the report.

Following test administration, results will be interpreted by the Psychologist leading to the production a highly informative and detailed report which is in accordance with the Specific Learning Disability (SpLD) Working Group 2005/DfES Guidelines.

The fully comprehensive educational report will be completed and made available within 2 weeks from the date of the assessment.

If you think that you, your child or someone you know may benefit from a Dyslexia assessment and wish to discuss this further, feel free to contact us on our advice line.