Child and Youth Diagnostics

Diagnostics is an assessment that helps to better understand how your child thinks, learns, feels and develops.

Sometimes there is a clear question, for example, whether ADHD or autism might be involved. But often there is no clear explanation. That is why we look beyond just a possible diagnosis.

During the diagnostic assessment, we identify various factors that may influence your child’s day-to-day functioning and development.

Diagnostic assessments may be appropriate if you have questions or concerns about your child’s development or functioning. For example:

learning difficulties;
attention or concentration problems;
social difficulties;
emotional symptoms;
behavioural problems;
problems with sensory processing;
concerns about development;
a suspected case of ADHD, autism or another developmental disorder.

During the registration and intake process, we will work with you to assess whether your request for help fits within the scope of our services. If your request does not match what we can offer, we will work with you to find a suitable next step.

An assessment begins with an initial consultation. Together, we will discuss any questions you may have and what you would like to understand better.

We then put together the assessment. What is required depends on the nature of the request for help. For example, we may use:

discussions with parents and children;
questionnaires;
observations;
(neuro)psychological tests;
information from the school or other relevant parties (always in consultation and with their consent).

In most cases, your child will visit the practice once or several times for a check-up.

Once the assessment is complete, we will discuss the results within our team. This will be followed by a consultation during which we will share our findings and recommendations with you. Where appropriate, your child will also be present.

You will receive a test report. With your consent, we can also share the results with, for example, the referring practitioner or school.

We aim to schedule the consultation within approximately three weeks of the last examination.

The research is carried out by a university-trained psychologist or educational psychologist under the overall supervision of a clinical psychologist.

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