EDGE Psychology
Main information
Type of service: Assessment, Educational Psychologists (independent), Interventions and therapies
Website: http://www.edgepsychology.org
Whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team at the Great Western Hospital (Swindon), I developed a package of assessments that supported Paediatric colleagues in their diagnosis of ASD/ADHD. This package included a cognitive assessment, an assessment of levels of attention (eg NEPSYii or the Test of Everyday Attention) and a range of assessments that examined 'Theory of Mind'. This enable the Consultant Paediatricians on the team to make robust decisions about a diagnosis.
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A typical (basic) assessment includes:.
- School visit
- Parental interview
- School staff interview
- Child interview
- Child assessment
- Report
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The assessments used (in the basic assessment):.
- WISCV (cognitive assessment)
- WIATIII UK (achievement assessment)
- DASH (Detailed Assessment of Speed of Handwriting)
- Examination of Phonological Awareness Ability
- Beck Youth Inventories (Emotional Assessment)
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For younger children:.
PIP (Parental Involvement Programme) Developmental Checklist.
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More complex assessments might include (in addition to the above):.
NEPSYII (Attention and Executive Functioning, Language, Memory and Learning, Sensorimotor, Visuospacial Processing and Social Perception).
QBCheck (computerised assessment of attention/concentration)GARS (Gilliam Autism Rating Scale).
Eligibility
Age: For people of any age
Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Young person
Gender: All genders
Registrations & Approaches
Specialisms: Staff and volunteers get autism awareness training
Other specialisms: Challenging behaviour, Learning disability
Registrations and professional qualifications: HCPC Association of Educational Psychologists
Contacts
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