Package 2: Comprehensive Adult Autism Assessment

Package 6: Comprehensive Adult Autism Assessment (14 hours)
  • At Brilliant Minds Psychology, we provide a unique experience for Autism Assessments. We follow a gold standard Autism Assessment approach. ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) is a developmental condition that impacts both children and adults alike. ASD is identified with difficulties in social communication and interaction, developing and maintaining relationships, repetitive behaviours of behaviour, restricted interests as well as often experiencing sensory sensitivity. Such identified difficulties are known to create significant impairment in important aspects of an individuals life, such as home, school and interacting in the community.

  • The Comprehensive Adult Autism Assessment includes the following:

  • Session 1: Adult Clinicia DSM-5 Diagnostic Assessment Intake Interview (2 hours). Following your first appointment a series of questionnaires are required to be completed to further assess social skills and adaptive functioning.
  • Session 2: Cognitive Assessment using WAIS-IV (2 hours)
  • Session 3: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), Module 4 Testing (1 hour)
  • Session 4: Feedback Session (1 hour)
  • A comprehensive report with recommendaitons will be provided. Please note that there is a two to three week turn around for report writing. There will be a four week turnaround for reprot writing if the assessmetn is booked in with a Provisional Psychologist. You will be provided with this information at the time of booking an assessment. Total Cost is based on 14 hours of clinicians time based on our assessment rate. A $400 non refundable deposit is required at the time of booking.
  • Optional: If further assessment of ADHD of ADHD is warranted we may recommend that your undergo a further one hour of testing using the a computerised attention test. An additional 2 hours at our assessment rates are charged when this occurs to cover 1 hour of resting an 1 hour of scoring/report writing.
  • This assessment is not covered under Medicare.
Email us at info@brilliantmindspsychology.com.au