Package 2: Comprehensive Adult Autism Assessment
At Brilliant Minds Psychology, we provide a unique experience for Autism assessments. We follow a gold standard Autism assessment approach.
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) is a developmental disability that impacts both children and adults alike. ASD is identified with difficulties in socialcommunication and interaction, developing and maintaining relationships, repetitive patterns of behaviour, restricted interests, as well as oftenexperiencing sensory sensitivity. Such identified difficulties are known to create significant impairment in important aspects of an individuals life, such ashome, learning environment, the workplace and interacting in the community.
Prior to your first appointment a series of questionnaires are required to be completed to further assess social skills and adaptive functioning.
The Adult Autism Assessment package includes the following:
Session 1: Adult Clinical DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Intake Interview (2 hours) -
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 recommendations 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 report writing if the assessment is booked in with a Provisional Psychologist. You will be provided with this information at the time of booking an assessment.\ Based on 12 hours of clinician time, inclusive of a written report. A $500 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking This assessment is not covered by Medicare. If you have private healthinsurance, please contact your provider to see how much they can cover foryou. The private health code is 100
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 recommendations 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 report writing if the assessment is booked in with a Provisional Psychologist. You will be provided with this information at the time of booking an assessment.\ Based on 12 hours of clinician time, inclusive of a written report. A $500 non-refundable deposit is required at the time of booking This assessment is not covered by Medicare. If you have private healthinsurance, please contact your provider to see how much they can cover foryou. The private health code is 100