Children & Youth Assessment
Finally, the answers your child needs.
A psychoeducational assessment doesn't label your child. It explains them, and gives you, their school, and their care team a clear plan.
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Something is off, but no one can tell you exactly what.
As a parent, you notice things that others minimize. You know something is getting in the way, but you haven’t had the words or the documentation to act on it.
A psychoeducational assessment gives you a complete, clinical picture of how your child thinks, learns, and processes the world, and a written report your school and support team can actually use.
It might be time if…
- Your child is falling behind in school despite working hard
- Teachers say there might be ADHD, but nothing is official
- Your child has meltdowns, emotional outbursts, or shuts down
- The school says they need an IEP, but won’t act without documentation
- You’ve been told to “wait and see” for years
- Social situations are harder than they should be
- Your child is bright, but something is getting in the way
Five domains. A complete picture.
Every psychoeducational assessment at Bayridge maps these core areas of functioning, written up in language your child's school can act on. The sessions themselves are child-friendly, with regular check-ins, and every report highlights your child's strengths, not only the challenges.
Cognitive Ability & Memory
How your child thinks and reasons, holds information in mind, and works at their own pace.
Academic Functioning
How your child is really doing in reading, writing, and math, next to what's expected for their grade.
Attention & Behaviour
How your child focuses, sits with frustration, and manages impulses, where ADHD questions get answered.
Executive Functioning
How your child plans, gets started, and sees things through.
Adaptive Functioning
The everyday skills and social know-how behind growing independence.
The right assessment for your child's situation.
Not every child needs the same evaluation. Our Intake Specialists will help you choose the right one before anything is scheduled.
Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment
A full evaluation of cognitive ability, academic functioning, attention, executive functioning, and adaptive skills, drawing on established standardized measures such as the WISC-V and WIAT-4. Produces a detailed written report suitable for school IEPs, accommodation plans, and diagnostic referrals. Ages 6 to 21.
Autism Spectrum Assessment
A specialized evaluation for autism spectrum disorder, assessing communication, social interaction, repetitive behaviour patterns, and adaptive functioning. Includes a clinical interview and standardized autism-specific instruments such as the ADOS-2. Ages 6 to 18.
Complex Assessment
For children with layered needs, such as ADHD alongside a learning disability and anxiety. An expanded battery, with multidisciplinary review. Ages 6 to 18.
Mental Health Assessment
Evaluates anxiety, mood, emotional functioning, and behavioural concerns, to guide therapy and school supports. Ages 6 to 18.
Why parents come to Bayridge.
Choosing a private assessment is a real decision. Here is what our process includes.
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Two clinicians on every report
Psychologists and psychometrists co-author every report: a trained psychometrist administers the testing, and a registered psychologist supervises, reviews and signs it.
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A revision promise
If your child's school asks for a change to the wording, we revise the report at no additional charge.
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We speak the school's language
Reports are written in the terms educators use, and we can speak directly with your child's school on your request.
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Begin in weeks, not months
You don't have to wait out a public list. Our goal is no wait list — testing usually begins within 14 to 30 days, with the full report in 8 to 10 weeks.
What the process looks like
Book a consultation
We confirm the right assessment type for your child's age and situation, walk you through coverage, and schedule the sessions.
Assessment session(s)
Your child meets with our psychometrist across one or more testing sessions, with breaks, at a pace that works for them. A registered psychologist supervises the assessment.
Report & debrief
You receive a full written report and a debrief session where we walk you through every finding in plain language, and answer your questions.
School & support action
Share the report with your child's school, therapist, or physician. The recommendations are specific and written in the language educators use.
Good to know
- Where & how
- In person or Online.
- Support that often follows
Common questions
A psychoeducational assessment is a comprehensive evaluation, supervised by a registered psychologist, that measures cognitive ability, academic functioning, attention and behaviour, executive functioning, and adaptive skills. It can identify conditions such as learning disabilities and ADHD, and produces a detailed report with recommendations that schools and support providers can act on.
Children and youth who may benefit include those who are struggling academically despite effort, showing signs of ADHD or attention difficulties, experiencing social or communication challenges, suspected of a learning disability, or needing formal documentation for an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or school accommodations.
Bayridge offers assessments for children and youth from age 6. Comprehensive psychoeducational assessments run to age 21; mental health, complex and autism assessments to 18; virtual assessments start at age 8. Our Intake Specialists will confirm which applies to your child.
A psychoeducational assessment involves several hours of testing, completed across two or more sessions. Once testing is done, the psychologist prepares a detailed written report, which is reviewed with you in an included debrief. Testing usually begins within 14 to 30 days rather than waiting out a public list, and the full report is typically ready in 8 to 10 weeks.
Many extended health benefit plans cover psychoeducational assessments when conducted by a registered psychologist. Coverage amounts and terms vary by plan. Bayridge provides a detailed invoice for direct submission to your insurer.
Psychoeducational assessments are not covered by OHIP. The fee depends on the type and depth of assessment your child needs, and your Intake Specialist confirms the exact fee with you before anything is scheduled. Many extended health benefit plans cover part or all of the cost when the assessment is conducted by a registered psychologist, so it is worth checking with your HR department or insurer.
The report is a detailed document that includes a full summary of test results across all measured domains, diagnostic conclusions where applicable, a description of your child's learning profile and strengths, and specific recommendations for the school, home, and any support providers. It is written in plain language, with IEP wording your child's school can use. The report belongs to you, and you decide who to share it with, including your child's school and doctor.
An educational assessment can be carried out by a school resource teacher or other professional to evaluate current academic skill development. A psychoeducational assessment is conducted by a psychologist, or someone under their supervision, to investigate why skills have developed as they have, and it can arrive at a formal diagnosis. The report is yours to share with doctors, schools or anyone else involved in your child's care.
Yes. When the findings support it, a psychoeducational assessment supervised by a registered psychologist can provide a formal diagnosis, such as a Learning Disability, an Intellectual Disability, or ADHD, that can be used for educational and legal purposes. The diagnosis and the reasoning behind it are documented in your child's report.
It helps to gather a few things ahead of time: your child's report cards going back to the early grades, any existing Individual Education Plan (IEP), any earlier assessments, and relevant letters from your family doctor. You can also request a copy of your child's Ontario Student Record (OSR) from their school. On testing days, pack a snack and a drink. If some of this is hard to find, bring what you have.
Call us or send us a message and our Intake Specialists will take it from there. We will confirm the most appropriate assessment type for your child's age and situation, review your coverage, and schedule the sessions.
Ask about an assessment
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