Your Roadmap to Clarity

School-Age Children & Adolescents (Ages 6 – 18)

At Raise the Bar Psychology, we believe an assessment should be more than just a diagnosis—it should be a roadmap. We provide comprehensive evaluations for children and adolescents designed to help you and your child understand their neurotype and identify the most appropriate support. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, you can choose from a diverse range of assessment packages to meet your specific needs.

Because we recognise that not every journey requires a formal label, our Non-Diagnostic and Functional Assessments focus on identifying an individual’s unique strengths and support needs across home and education/work settings.

Our goal is to bridge the gap between “knowing” and “doing,” providing the clarity you need to leverage your skills and raise the bar for your child’s future.

Preschool and early primary developmental assessments

Cost: 1-3 x 50min sessions @ $290 per session

Our Preschool and Early Primary Developmental Assessment is a proactive pathway designed to identify emerging developmental, learning, or behavioural differences. By gaining early insights into your child’s unique profile, we can implement the right supports at the right time—ensuring children thrive during their crucial preschool and early primary school years.

Is this right for my child?

This assessment is ideal for parents who have questions or specific concerns about their child’s development and are seeking expert preliminary guidance. It provides the clarity needed to decide on next steps, whether that involves immediate intervention or planning for future diagnostic assessment.
Navigating your child’s development can feel overwhelming. This assessment serves as a vital first step, offering:

  • Holistic Insight: A clear picture of how your child is functioning across both home and educational settings.
  • Shared Understanding: We bring parents, educators, and clinicians onto the same page, ensuring a consistent and supportive approach to care.
  • Immediate Strategies: Practical, evidence-based tools tailored for the home, kindergarten, or school environment.
  • A Clear Roadmap: Professional guidance on whether a formal diagnostic assessment is necessary, or if early intervention is currently the best path forward.
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Our Flexible Assessment Journey

We don’t believe in a “one-size-fits-all” approach. Our assessment framework is built as a series of sessions, allowing us to pivot based on your child’s needs and your family’s priorities. You have the flexibility to decide how far we go based on the insights you are looking for.

Wherever you choose to conclude in your assessment journey, we provide a Written Summary of our clinical discussion, assessment results and recommended next steps, providing formal documentation of support needs that can be shared with schools or other health professionals.

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Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessment Package

Cost: $3,750

The RBP Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessment Package is appropriate for a broad range of learning, developmental, and mental health concerns. This assessment package explores a range of neurodevelopmental disorders/differences and mental health difficulties, which tend to co-occur, in the one assessment. This provides a thorough understanding of an individual’s strengths, differences, and difficulties and supports individuals to access the most appropriate support moving forward. Tailored to each individual, this assessment will explore any/all of the following:

  • Autism
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Specific Learning Disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
  • Developmental intellectual disorders
  • Giftedness and twice exceptionality
  • Cognitive skills
  • Academic skills
  • Mental health problems such as anxiety, depression or trauma
  • Adaptive functioning / Daily living skills
  • Functional Capacity assessment for NDIS
  • Strengths and preferences

A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

How can a comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment help?

By exploring a broad range of co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions alongside cognitive skills, academic performance, and mental health issues, this assessment ensures a thorough and integrated understanding, allowing for:

Comprehensive Learning Assessment Package

Cost: $2,990

The RBP Comprehensive Learning Assessment Package is tailored for individuals who may be struggling academically due to one or more underlying challenges in attention, cognition, language, mental health or development of core academic skills in reading, writing or mathematics. Tailored to each individual, this assessment will explore any/all of the following:

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Specific Learning Disorders (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
  • Developmental intellectual disorders
  • Giftedness
  • Cognitive skills
  • Academic skills
  • Mental health problems such as anxiety or depression
  • Strengths and preferences
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A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

How can a comprehensive learning assessment help?

This assessment provides an integrated roadmap for addressing academic struggles by investigating all potential underlying causes in one comprehensive package, enabling:

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Standard Assessment Package

Cost: $2,030

The RBP Standard Assessment Package is most appropriate for clients who have more specific assessment concerns or goals, or clients who have already had some testing completed.
Specific concerns or goals may include:

  • Intellectual Development Disorder only
  • School readiness / preparedness
  • Giftedness / high cognitive or academic ability

A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

How can a standard learning assessment help?

This assessment is designed to provide targeted, cost-effective clarity for clients with highly specific questions or those who already have existing diagnostic information, allowing for:

Dyslexia Clinic

Cost: $1,055 – $2,185

Raise the Bar’s Dyslexia Clinic is a specialised assessment and diagnostic service specifically for learning disorders in reading, writing, and mathematics (or dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia).

The dyslexia clinic provides a targeted service at an accessible price for families, and does not address other factors such as social, emotional, and developmental concerns with the same level of detail as our regular assessment service.

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A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply

How can a Dyslexia Clinic assessment help?

Raise the Bar’s comprehensive Dyslexia Clinic assessments go beyond simple diagnosis to deliver the crucial roadmap you need for success by:

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Autism Assessment

Cost: $3,255
Cost (without cognitive assessment): $2,790

RBP’s Autism Assessment is designed to uncover unique strengths, differences and challenges, how your child’s brain learns best, and whether they require particular support or adjustments at home and school. An autism assessment is appropriate for children and adolescents who experience some or all of the following:

  • Difficulty reading social cues, maintaining eye contact, or building friendships.
  • High distress with change, a strict reliance on routines, or repetitive movements/speech.
  • Over- or under-sensitivity to sounds, lights, textures or smells.
  • Intense, narrow fixations that dominate daily life.
  • Delayed speech, atypical language patterns, or difficulty with two-way conversation.
  • Persistent challenges managing school, work, or home life.

A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

ADHD Assessment

Cost: $2,030
Cost (without cognitive assessment): $1,565

RBP’s ADHD Assessment offers more than just a diagnosis; by uncovering the underlying cause of challenges with focus, memory, organisation, restlessness or impulsivity, it provides clarity, validation, and a pathway forward. Tailored to each individual, this assessment can

  • Determine the reasons behind concentration difficulties, disorganisation, or impulsive behaviours
  • Identify ADHD presentations (inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive, or combined) and rule out other contributing factors
  • Support access to school, university, or workplace accommodations (e.g., exam special provisions, flexible work practices)
  • Inform therapy, coaching, or medical treatment options tailored to individual needs
  • Offer reassurance, guidance, and practical strategies for individuals and families to manage challenges better and build on strengths
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A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

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Cognitive / Intellectual assessment

Cost: $1,200

RBP’s Cognitive Assessment (often referred to as an IQ or Intelligence test) provides a comprehensive profile of an individual’s thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.

By identifying specific cognitive strengths and vulnerabilities, we help uncover why a person may be thriving in some areas while struggling in others. This assessment is an essential tool for tailoring educational support, workplace adjustments, or personal development strategies.

This assessment is ideal for those who:
  • Seek to understand whether cognitive challenges are impacting their learning, achievement or workplace performance
  • Require a cognitive assessment as part of a broader multidisciplinary assessment
  • Need a reassessment of their cognitive abilities to provide updated information about cognitive functioning

What we measure

A typical assessment will include:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

Functional Capacity Assessment

Cost: $2,330

RBP’s Functional Capacity Assessment provides understanding regarding an individual’s unique strengths and support needs across home and education/work settings. Tailored to each individual, this assessment includes any/all of the following:

  • Assessment of cognitive ability to provide understanding of capacity for processing information, learning, remembering, and applying knowledge to complete everyday tasks and activities, including participation in education or employment
  • Assessment of adaptive functioning skills such as
    • Communication: capacity for expressing oneself and understanding others, whether through speech, writing, or other methods
    • Social: capacity for engaging in social activities and maintaining relationships
    • Emotional: capacity for managing and responding to one’s emotions that allows for effective functioning in daily life
    • Daily living skills: such as dressing, eating and acting safely
  • Clinical observation in educational or clinical setting to gain understanding of support needs across home and education settings
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The FCA is a thorough process designed to capture a "whole-of-life" view. A typical assessment includes:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

The RBP Functional Capacity Report

The outcome of this process is a comprehensive Functional Capacity Report. This document is designed to be a powerful advocacy tool, outlining:

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Mental Health Screening Assessment

Cost: 2 x 50min sessions @ $290 per session

Our Mental Health Screening Assessment is a compassionate, evidence-based starting point for individuals experiencing emerging emotional or psychological challenges. Designed for older children (late primary), adolescents, and adults, this assessment aims to identify concerns early, allowing for the timely implementation of effective support and treatment pathways.

Understanding mental health is the first step toward well-being. This screening provides a structured way to move from “worry” to “action” by:

  • Pinpointing Emerging Concerns: Identifying the underlying nature of emotional or behavioural changes before they become more complex.
  • Tailored Support Strategies: Developing practical tools for the individual, their family, and—where appropriate—their school or workplace.
  • Clear Treatment Pathways: Providing expert guidance on the most effective therapeutic interventions and whether further diagnostic assessment is recommended.

Our Assessment Process

We provide a comprehensive overview of mental health functioning through a structured four-stage process:

*If more than one intake or feedback session is required, additional costs will apply
*If a kindergarten/school observation is required additional costs apply

Is this assessment right for you or your child?

This screening is ideal for late primary students, adolescents and parents who are noticing shifts in mood, anxiety, or social engagement and are seeking professional clarity.

It offers a bridge between noticing a concern and starting a targeted treatment journey, ensuring that any support put in place is both appropriate and effective.

Custom Package

For assessment requests that do not fit within the above assessment packages, an individualised quote will be provided. For example:

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We’re here to help you identify the most appropriate assessment pathway and to help you through the process and beyond - because everyone deserves a chance to thrive.

We’d love to support you; whether you have a few questions or concerns, want to know your options, or are looking for the best provider for you, book a call with us today.

Frequently Asked Questions about School-Age Children & Adolescent Assessments

The following table highlights some key differences between Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments
and Dyslexia Clinic Assessments, and can be used to help determine the service best suited to your needs.

Please note that our admin team is also available to answer any and all questions you may have.

What are my main reasons for assessment?

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments

Both of these packages can assess one (or more) areas of concern, including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Learning/cognitive skills (e.g. thinking, problem-solving, memory, processing)
  • Academic achievement
  • Communication
  • Social skills
  • Executive functioning (e.g. planning, organisation, attention, motivation)
  • Mental health (anxiety, depression, trauma)

The Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental assessment can also include the following (if relevant)

  • Daily living skills/independence
  • Functional assessments (i.e. NDIS)

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

One (or more) areas of academic concern, including:

  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Mathematics

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments

  • If needed, the areas above are included within the cost of the comprehensive neurodevelopmental and comprehensive learning assessment.
  • Your psychologist will make an assessment plan following the intake interview, and they will discuss any recommended changes with you where it is applicable and adjust assessment processes accordingly.
  • Additional medical and/or allied health assessments may be recommended as part of a multidisciplinary diagnostic process (e.g., paediatrician, psychiatrist, speech pathologist,
    occupational therapist). Referral options are available upon request.

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • If it is determined throughout the assessment that other areas (e.g., attention) should be further explored, this will be recommended to you.
  • Additional psychology, medical and/or allied health assessments may be recommended. Referral options are often available upon request.
  • Follow up assessments can be booked through Raise the Bar Psychology and will incur an additional cost. You may need to wait for future appointment times to become available, based on your clinician’s
    availability.

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments

  • Extensive learning assessment
  • Aims to identify a very comprehensive profile of cognitive and academic strengths and challenges

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Thorough, but not exhaustive, cognitive assessment
  • Aims to identify overall intelligence and key cognitive processing skills important for literacy and numeracy development

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments

Both Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning assessments can identify any of the following conditions:

  • Global developmental delay
  • Intellectual developmental disorder
  • Giftedness/high cognitive potential
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
  • Disorder (ADHD)
  • Various mental health disorders

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental assessments can also identify the following:

Autism spectrum disorder

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Specific Learning Disorder in Reading (dyslexia), Written Expression (dysgraphia) and/or Mathematics (dyscalculia)

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental and Comprehensive Learning Assessments

  • 60-minute intake and feedback meetings
  • Variable assessment time, based on areas to be assessed (most commonly 4-6 hours)
  • Child feedback session can be provided at an additional cost

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • 30-minute intake and feedback meetings
  • Up to 4 hours of assessment time (depending on academic area/s assessed)
  • Child feedback session can be provided at an additional cost

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • Typically 6 weeks minimum, from intake to feedback, including up to 3-4 weeks report writing following the completion of assessment sessions

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • Typically 3 weeks from intake to feedback, including 1 week report writing following the completion of assessment sessions

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • $3750

Comprehensive Learning Assessments

  • $2990

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • $1055-$2185 (depending on areas assessed)

Comprehensive Neurodevelopmental Assessments

  • School age to adult
  • Those who would like to explore a range of neurodevelopmental concerns/differences and mental health challenges that tend to co-occur

Dyslexia Clinic Assessments

  • School age to adult, preferably with at least 6 months of prior intervention targeting their academic area/s of difficulty
  • Those with key difficulties in literacy and/or numeracy, without significant concerns about social, emotional or behavioural development