Program Overview
Psychological assessments of children with special needs are useful for two purposes:
As a guide to diagnosis, classification and eligibility determination
As a guide to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of intervention programs.
Benefits of Psychological Assessments of child or adolescent with special needs
Neuro-Developmental Assessments
To understand the children’s age-appropriate milestone development and to identify any risk for neuro-developmental delay/disorders.
Intervention & Therapy Planning
To plan appropriate interventions and therapies and to understand the progress after the intervention given.
IQ Assessments
Evaluating the overall intellectual and cognitive functioning of a child.
Psycho-Educational Assessments
To profile cognitive functioning, academic functioning, functional abilities, areas of strength and weakness, and to identify areas of development which would require intervention.
Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Assessments
To understand the grade equivalency of a child in reading, writing, comprehension and mathematics and for CBSE/State Board Exam Concessions during 10th and 12th Board Exam to avail extra time, simple calculator facilities, scribe facilities, language exemptions, standard question paper to basic question paper etc.
Autism (ASD) Diagnostic and Rating Assessments
Comprehensive diagnostic evaluations using standardized rating scales for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
AD/HD Diagnostic and Rating Assessments
Standardized clinical evaluations for attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorders.
Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID Card) Reports
Developmental and Diagnostic Assessment Report to make Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID Card) to avail government concessions/benefits (health insurance, tax reduction, bus-train-flight travel concessions, monthly pension, other provisions for PWD/CWD).
Medical & Surgical Pre/Post Assessment Reports
Psychological assessment reports for medical doctors (Pediatrician, Pediatric-Neurologist, Psychiatrist, ENT Surgeon or other relevant medical specialty) to plan pharmacological interventions, pre- and post-surgical evaluations (cochlear implant, brain surgeries, etc.).
Pre-Writing and Handwriting Skills
Assessing visual-motor coordination, fine motor mechanics, and readiness for legible handwriting.
Problems With Self-Regulating
Identifying emotional distress, sensory overload, and executive dysfunction impacting self-regulation.
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
To understand school going children’s or adolescent’s mental health issues and emotional wellbeing.