ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Understanding yourself or your child can make a big difference.
At Thriving Now, our psychologists provide comprehensive, neuro-affirming autism assessments for children and adults across a range of support needs. We take the time to understand your experiences, strengths and challenges, providing a thorough assessment in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Child autism assessments are completed across four appointments, followed by a comprehensive written report.
Appointment 1
Parent/s and child attend together. Your psychologist will talk with you about what has brought you to assessment, get to know your child, and begin gathering information.
Appointment 2
One or both parents meet with the psychologist to discuss your child’s developmental history and experiences. Autism questionnaires are completed, and with your consent, information may also be gathered from school or other important people in your child’s life.
Appointments 3 & 4
Your child and parent/s return for two further appointments. These sessions may include conversation, questionnaires and observation.
Adult autism assessments are completed across three one-hour sessions, followed by a comprehensive written report. Across these appointments, your psychologist will explore your developmental history, current experiences, strengths and support needs.
A COMPLETE PICTURE
Our psychologists use the Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition (MIGDAS-2) and other evidence-based autism assessment questionnaires and tools, selected according to the person’s age and individual circumstances.
Assessment isn’t based on one questionnaire, score or appointment. Your psychologist considers information gathered across the whole assessment, including developmental history, current experiences, questionnaires, discussion and observation.
A comprehensive written report outlining the assessment findings and recommendations based on the person’s individual strengths and support needs.
You can book a feedback appointment with your psychologist to discuss the findings, ask questions and talk through the recommendations.
Follow-up therapy appointments are available at Thriving Now if ongoing support would be helpful.
If you or your child receives an ASD Level 2 or Level 3 diagnosis, you may be eligible to apply for NDIS funding.
Funding may assist with ongoing therapeutic and disability supports.
If you are seeking an assessment to support an NDIS application, we recommend working with a multidisciplinary team. For children, this may include a paediatrician; for adults, a psychiatrist. The NDIS may require evidence from multiple sources to determine eligibility.
Once you have your assessment report and any other relevant professional reports, you can include these as supporting evidence in an NDIS application.
Registered Psychologist
Clinical Director
