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Child Assessment Clinic provides comprehensive and neurodivergence-affirming assessments for children and adolescents for a range of developmental and learning differences including:

• Autism Spectrum (known as ASD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (known as AD/HD or ADD)
• Specific Learning Disorders (known as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia)
• General learning difficulties
• Giftedness
• Intellectual Disability
• Global Developmental Delay
• Prior to School Assessment
• Early Development Assessments

The clinics is now located in Kogarah with view to open up a clinic in the Sutherland Shire.

The clinicians are neurodivergence-affirming, PDA-aware and very familiar in assessing children who engage in masking behaviours.

For more information and to get in contact with our team, reach out to them online here or contact [email protected] or 0405 968 711.

How do the Assessments work?

The Child Assessment Clinic's comprehensive assessments involve clinical interviews with parents, gathering information from school/daycare and involved therapists. The assessments also include standardised psychometric tests with the child or young person. Our clinicians are skilled in the administration of a range of measures including:

• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
• Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition (MIGDAS-2)
• Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V)
• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III)
• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)
• MOXO-continuous performance test
• Griffiths Scales of Child Assessment (Griffiths 3)
• Conners 4 and Conners Early Childhood
• Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3)
• Vinelands Adaptive Behaviour Scales (Vinelands 3)
• And more

The team are flexible in our approach to how assessments are conducted because we know that there is no 'one size fits all'. Generally the comprehensive assessments are completed over one appointment that can last for 4-6 hours.

From each assessment you receive a comprehensive report detailing assessment results, diagnosis (if applicable) and recommendations to support your child. The assessment includes comprehensive feedback with our clinicians where you have the opportunity to ask any questions. Our reports are often used to support applications for NDIS funding. Reports are delivered within a week of the assessment.

About Marija Bagaric – Clinical Psychologist

Marija is a Clinical Psychologist who has a passion for supporting children, adolescents and their families. She is experienced in the assessment and treatment of children presenting with developmental, social, behavioural and learning differences. Marija believes in working collaboratively with children and adolescents, their families and involved agencies to ensure that they reach their potential and that the assessment process is a neurodivergence-affirming and positive experience.

​Marija has an extensive background in providing diagnostic assessments for developmental delay, intellectual disability, specific learning disorders, Autism Spectrum, behaviour, anxiety and mood disorders.

For more information and to get in contact with our team, email us at [email protected] or call or text 0405 968 711.

Our current wait time is 3 weeks.