Neuropsychology Assessments
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Types of neuropsychological assessments
We provide neuropsychological assessments including:
- Children aged 7 to 16 years – Paediatric neuropsychology
- NDIS Application & Review
- Brain health checks on memory & IQ – Neurobaseline
- Cognitive assessent after brain injuries
Services Locations: Chatswood, Hurstville, Burwood, Sydney CBD, Mobile & Home Visit and Rural Services
What is a neuropsychological assessment?
A neuropsychological assessment is a test or evaluation of how well your brain is working or functioning. At Fort healthcare, our neuropsychological assessments provide in-depth insights and a detailed understanding of how well your brain is functioning across a range of different cognitive areas.
Our neuropsychological assessment or evaluation can assess several cognitive areas including:
- Processing speed
- Learning and memory
- Executive functions
- Attention and concentration
- Visual perception ability
- Language
When are neuropsychological assessments or tests needed?
Neuropsychology assessments or tests are often carried out when there may be signs or problems with a person’s cognitive abilities – whether it’s thinking, remembering, problem-solving, or anything else.
- National disability insurance scheme (NDIS) applications and review purpose
- Home Care Package (HCP) purpose
- Independent medico-legal purpose
1. Paediatric neuropsychology
Comprehensive Analysis
A full neuropsychological assessment including analysis of common brain functions such as memory, attention, concentration, learning, problem solving and decision making for your child.
Range of Learning Difficulties Assessed
If you suspect your child is affected by a learning or developmental disability, we’ll assist you in accurately identifying and managing this, from more typical attentional difficulties to executive and comprehension difficulties.
Post-Impact Treatment
If your child has been affected by cognitive changes as a result of a head injury or other impact where the brain may have been affected, we can assist you in managing this long-term.
What will be Assessed?
- Whether or not your child is afflicted by a learning disability
- Your child’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses
- The degree to which a brain injury or impact has affected behaviour and cognitive function
- The degree to which your child’s neurological or medical condition is impacting their cognition
- If your child meets relevant criteria for developmental disorders, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD or other intellectual disability
2. NDIS Application & Review
Cognitive Assessment
We do a comprehensive cognitive assessment to look at areas of your thinking skills including speed of thinking, attention/concentration, language, visual skills, learning and memory as well as executive functions (e.g., planning/organisation, cognitive flexibility, impulse control). We may also assess your mental health using questionnaires. Finally, we will ask you or someone close to you to complete a questionnaire that asks about your ability to complete daily tasks.
Put it all together
We combine all the information provided by yourself and others involved in your care to create an individualised report that details your strengths and weaknesses. Using the official NDIS Eligibility Checklist we then provide a detailed and well considered opinion regarding your eligibility for NDIS. If appropriate we will advocate for your need for funding and provide recommendations for future supports. If you already have NDIS funding we may advocate for your need for additional funding and/or provide recommendations and strategies to help those involved in your care better support you.
We are committed to being fully transparent throughout the whole process, and will always take the time to ensure you fully understand every stage of the process.
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3. IQ & Memory Assessments
Understand Your Brain
Definitively determine the strength of your memory, reaction times and other measures of neuropsychological health. You’ll end up with a clear guide on where you may seek to improve, as well as knowledge of the areas in which you excel.
Assistance With Insurance & Legal Protection
Proving a demonstrable loss of function is vital when lodging an insurance claim. Having a clear outline of your visual memory and other metrics of cognitive function before an accident or injury helps to clearly demonstrate loss of function following the event, strengthening your claim and enhancing your chances of a positive outcome when dealing with your insurance provider.
Track Positive Changes
If you have a known family history of stroke or dementia, or if you’ve recently started a new medication, having a NeuroBaseline test conducted will let you track your brain’s progress over time, demonstrating areas of improvement, along with where you may be lacking, helping to identify areas where early intervention could be beneficial.
What will be assessed?
Designed for the general population, rather than identifying genius anomalies, our team of experienced neuropsychologists will measure your results and provide you a clear comparison between yourself and the general population.
- Receive your official numerical IQ
- Quantitatively measure the strength of your memory
- See how your results measure against the general population
- Better understand your risk of stroke and dementia
- Uncover your areas of mental strength
- Find out how you enhance areas of weakness
Which languages can we speak?
- English
- 普通话
- 粵語
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