Assessments
Comprehensive assessment batteries are guided by best practice principles and only Gold Standard assessment tools are used for diagnostic purposes. Available assessments include (but are not limited to):
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – 5th Edition (WISC-V A&NZ)
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – 3rd Edition (WIAT-III A&NZ)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - 4th Edition (WAIS-IV A&NZ)
Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-4th Edition
(WPPSI-IV A&NZ)Weschler Memory Scale (WMS-IV A&NZ)
Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML-3)
Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neurological Status (RBANS)
Delis-Kaplin Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory (CEFI)
ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – 2nd Edition)
ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised Edition)
Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Autism Spectrum (MIGDAS-2)
Connors ADHD Rating Scales
Vineland-3 (Comprehensive Adaptive Behaviour Scales - 3rd Edition)
SRS-2 (Social Responsiveness Scale – 2nd Edition)
Sensory Profile (SP-2)
Please note that assessment services are not claimable under the Better Access Scheme, however, you may be eligible for a rebate through HCWA.
Helping Children With Autism (HCWA)
Information taken from the Department of Health Website
Under the Helping Children with Autism program, a child can be referred by a consultant paediatrician or psychiatrist for the following allied health services.
Up to four diagnostic / assessment services from psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, audiologists, optometrists, orthoptists or physiotherapists to assist the referring practitioner with diagnosis or to contribute to a child’s treatment and management plan (for a child under 13 years of age).
Up to twenty treatment services from psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, audiologists, optometrists, orthoptists or physiotherapists (for a child under 15 years of age, providing a treatment and management plan is in place before their 13th birthday).
Please speak with your specialist to see if you meet eligibility for support through the HCWA scheme. For further information please head to:
https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/autism-children