Psychoeducational assessment
Psychoeducational Assessments
Timely assessment for ADHD, autism and learning challenges — online across Ontario, or in clinic in Burlington, Kitchener and Wasaga.
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What is a psychoeducational assessment?
A psychoeducational assessment is a multi-part evaluation of cognitive, academic and social-emotional functioning. It combines standardized testing — IQ, reading, writing, mathematics — with interviews and behavioural observation to show how a person learns, processes information, and copes at school or at work.
Undiagnosed learning differences keep many children from thriving. The sooner we understand how someone learns and adapt around it, the better the rest of their education tends to go.
Our goal remains no wait list. Testing usually begins within 14 to 30 days, not 14 months, with the report following in 8 to 10 weeks.
Choosing the right assessment
- Comprehensive psychoeducational assessment — the full cognitive and academic profile, to pinpoint learning disorders, ADHD and giftedness and produce IEP-ready accommodations.
- Mental health assessment — a focused evaluation of anxiety, mood and behaviour to guide therapy and school supports.
- Complex assessment — an expanded battery for layered needs, such as ADHD alongside a learning disorder and anxiety.
- Autism assessment — an ADOS-based evaluation to confirm or rule out autism and outline sensory and social supports.
- Virtual assessment — the same standardized tests delivered securely online.
- In-home assessment — the same assessment brought to your home, for ages 8 and up.
- Adult assessments — identifying learning disorders and ADHD in post-secondary or workplace settings, with documentation for accommodations.
The four pillars we evaluate
Standardized testing across four areas, read together — which is what turns a set of scores into an explanation.
Cognitive processing
Verbal and fluid reasoning, visual-spatial skill, working memory and processing speed. Reveals innate intellectual strengths and the bottlenecks underneath everything else.
Academic achievement
Word reading, spelling, written expression, numeracy and math fluency, plus phonetic strengths and weaknesses in language. Confirms whether school marks reflect true potential.
Executive function and attention
Planning, inhibitory control and sustained focus. Differentiates ADHD from anxiety-driven inattention.
Social-emotional
Anxiety, mood, adaptive behaviour and self-concept. Clarifies whether emotions or environment are masking real ability.
Who benefits
The same assessment answers different questions depending on where someone is.
Early learners, 6 to 10
Confirm dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD or autism before self-esteem starts to take the damage.
Middle and high-school students
Secure extra time, technology aids and quiet rooms for EQAO, OSSLT and SAT or ACT.
Gifted and twice-exceptional students
Evidence for enrichment, acceleration or IB placement.
College and university students
Documentation for note-taking services, reduced course load, longer testing time, private testing space and technological aids.
Adults and professionals
Workplace accommodations, or exam supports for policing, law, nursing and the trades.
What you walk away with
A report written to be used, not filed.
Inside your report
- 20 to 30 pages, written in plain English
- Accommodations you can act on
- IEP-ready wording
- Grant eligibility notes, such as OSAP or the CRA Disability Tax Credit
- Next-step resources
Named, credentialed people behind your report
Testing is administered by a psychometrist and supervised, reviewed and signed by a psychologist.
Dr. Sharon Verniero
Registered Psychologist
PhD, C.Psych.
Families, Individuals, Couples
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Good to know
- Where & how
- In person or Online.
- Support that often follows
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