Due to limited availability, our books are closed for new assessment intakes until mid-July 2024.
If you’re in need of support sooner, please discuss alternative options with your GP or referring professional.
We appreciate your understanding.
We offer a range of developmental, educational, and diagnostic assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. The assessment aims to highlight the individual’s strengths and areas of difficulty, as well as determine the specific needs and opportunities that will help an individual maximize their potential.
At Nala we assess for ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties, intellectual disabilities, and cognitive assessments for children age 2+, adolescents and adults.
A detailed report will be given to you after the assessment in a feedback session. This time will allow you to go through the results with your clinician and discuss any questions you may have. This report can be helpful for parents, families, teachers, other professionals, and to support applications to various programs or funding. For more detailed information please see our assessment page.
What To Expect
Your initial consultation is an opportunity for you and your clinician to get to know each other, for your clinician to gather all necessary background information, and to ascertain whether a psychometric assessment is the correct path. At the conclusion of this consultation, if appropriate, you will be offered appointment times to book in for the psychometric assessment.
Assessment Fee Schedule
Standard Assessment
1-2 Hours psychological testing, professional liaison, document review, report compilation, assessment feedback session with parent/carer and/or individual.
Examples of assessments that may be in this category: Cognitive assessments (also called IQ tests), behavioural/emotional functioning assessments, diagnostic assessments for mental health conditions (e.g. depression, anxiety), parent-child relationship quality, assessment of queried ADHD.
Approx cost $1810
Complex Assessment
2-4 hours of psychological assessment, may include naturalistic observations, professional liaison and document review, report compilation, feedback session with parent/carer and/or individual.
Examples of assessments that may be in this category: Cognitive assessments (also called IQ tests), behavioral/emotional functioning assessments, diagnostic assessments for mental health conditions (e.g. depression, anxiety), parent-child relationship quality, assessment of more than one issue (queried ADHD and learning concerns).
Approx. Cost $2310
Specific Purposes Assessment
3+ hours of psychological assessment including gold-standard diagnostic assessment, compilation of report and feedback session with parents/carer and/or individual is included. May include naturalistic observations, multi-clinician input, review of court or other professional documents.
Examples of assessments that may be in this category: For Autism Spectrum diagnostics, court-ordered diagnostic or other assessments, and diagnostic assessment exploring multiple issues (e.g., Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, queried Autism and Specific Learning Disorders).
Approx Cost $3060
Rebates and Funding
Medicare rebates up to $131.65 per hour (clinical psychologist) and $89.65 per hour (registered psychologist) can be claimed for the parts of assessment where child / referred adult is present (e.g., face to face assessment components). This requires referral under Mental Health Treatment Plan (or other) by your GP or specialist and will draw down on the annual entitlement of psychology sessions that are allowed within a 12 month calendar year. Health funds may cover part of the assessment costs, please check with your provider.
We accept payment for total cost to your family up front, or instalments with the balance to be paid prior to the feedback session. Listed costs are approximate only and a tailored quote will be given to you after a psychologist has determined your assessment needs.