ADHD Assessments
in Calgary
Psychological evaluations pinpoint both strong and weak aspects within a student's learning profile, addressing inquiries regarding cognitive, educational, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive capabilities. These evaluations are commonly administered to individuals across various age groups, spanning from young children to adults (Kindergarten to Grade 12).
What is a ADHD Assessment?
Psychological evaluations pinpoint both strong and weak aspects within a student's learning profile, addressing inquiries regarding cognitive, educational, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive capabilities. These evaluations are commonly administered to individuals across various age groups, spanning from young children to adults (Kindergarten to Grade 12).
What does an Assessment Measure?
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Cognition & Intellect
Psychological evaluations pinpoint both strong and weak aspects within a student's learning profile, addressing inquiries regarding cognitive, educational, social, emotional, behavioral, and adaptive capabilities. These evaluations are commonly administered to individuals across various age groups, spanning from young children to adults (Kindergarten to Grade 12).
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Learning & Acedemics
A Social-Emotional evaluation is carried out with the purpose of gaining deeper insight into an individual's internal experiences by delving into their emotions, thoughts, coping strategies, and perceptions of both themselves and the world around them. This type of assessment is advised when an individual displays emotional challenges (like anxiety or depression) or behavioral concerns.
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Social Emotional
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition characterized by a persistent struggle to manage attention, emotions, and conduct. ADHD is characterized by three primary behaviors: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Challenges with concentration, organization, patience, self-discipline, and possibly weak social abilities can persist into adulthood.
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Behavioural Functioning
Giftedness is recognized when a child's intellectual capacity (as measured by FSIQ or General Ability Index, GAI) falls within the range of 130 (+/- 5). Assessing giftedness is valuable in establishing whether a child meets the criteria for participation in specialized educational initiatives designed for those identified as gifted.
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Executive Functioning
Several private schools in Calgary, such as Rundle Academy, Webber Academy, Calgary Academy, and Foothills Academy, might request potential applicants to undergo a psychoeducational assessment as a component of the application procedure. We can furnish you with these assessment outcomes if needed.
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Social Emotional
A Social-Emotional evaluation is carried out with the purpose of gaining deeper insight into an individual's internal experiences by delving into their emotions, thoughts, coping strategies, and perceptions of both themselves and the world around them. This type of assessment is advised when an individual displays emotional challenges (like anxiety or depression) or behavioral concerns.
Signs your child needs a Psychoeducational Assessment
Does Your Child:
Miss important milestones that other children of the same age already achieved?
Study hard, yet fail to see their marks reflect the effort that they have been putting in?
Display behaviour issues and resist parenting attempts?
Express their dislikes for school related activities, notably studying?
Procrastinate and display poor planning which affects their performance?
Get recommendations from teachers, school counsellors, or physicians? (Note: Referrals are not required to schedule an assessment)
Frequently hear from teachers that they don’t pay attention in class?
What to expect
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Psychological Testing
The child will complete a series of tasks to assess their cognitive and academic skills including their reasoning skills, information processing skills, intellectual abilities, memory, and attention. This part of the assessment usually takes 4-6 hours, across 2-3 sessions.
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Social Emotional & Behavioral
This part of the assessment is meant to help the psychologist understand the child better. It involves conducting interviews with the parents and teachers of the child, as well as providing questionnaires to the parents, teachers, and child to complete.
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Parent Feedback Report & Recommendations
The assessment will conclude with a 1.5-2 hour parent feedback session to go over findings, impressions, and recommendations. This will be followed the session with a comprehensive psychoeducational report.
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Educational & Community Records
Parents are encouraged to share previous evaluations, formal evaluations, and informal assessments of skills, along with recent report cards and IPPs/LSPs, as appropriate.
Assessment Details
People seek psychological evaluations for themselves or their children when they have worries related to:
Subpar academic achievements
Challenges with concentration and/or conduct in personal, academic, or professional settings
Emotions of unhappiness, reduced drive, sorrow, unease, weakened self-image, or issues with forming friendships
Precise questions about developmental or psychological issues (such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, developmental delays).
Our assessments include a variety of tests and measures to provide a comprehensive understanding of an individual's abilities, including intelligence testing, academic achievement testing, and measures of executive functioning and social-emotional functioning. An assessment can include the following components:
Intake/Interview
Review of report cards and previous assessment reports (if applicable)
2 - 4 hours of testing (i.e., cognitive abilities, academic achievement)
Review of prior evaluations, educational reports (if applicable)
Information about your functioning in multiple environments (i.e., at work, school, and home) using self, parent, observer, and teacher-rated questionnaires
Feedback meeting
Detailed written report
Recommendations and accommodations are provided at the feedback session and are included in the final report