WAITING LIST AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

(Last update - March 2025)

Educational Assessments: https://www.pa-ls.com/psycho-educational-assessment

Educational Assessments are for learning difficulties only (such as intellectual disabilities or specific difficulties such as dyslexia/dyscalculia). They do not include emotional/behavioural/social concerns such as Autism or ADHD.

Appointments are typically available within 4 weeks, outside of school holiday periods i.e. Halloween, Christmas, Easter and Summer Holidays.

7 to 17 year olds: To arrange an educational assessment , please click here for our Parent/guardian consent form, once this has been completed, a payment request will then be issued.

18 years and over: The individual to be assessed will need to complete our Adult Educational Assessment Consent and Referral Form (click here)

Once payment is received, a receipt and booking link will be sent to allow you to book in a clinic appointment.

Should you wish to speak with us before starting the assessment process, a callback can be booked by clicking here.

Comprehensive Psychological Assessments (and multi-Disciplinary where required)

https://www.pa-ls.com/comprehensive-psychological-assessment

Comprehensive assessments explore the overall Educational, emotional, behavioural and social profile. Includes looking at learning difficulties (such as dyslexia) as well as ADHD, Autism, anxiety, etc. They potentially take place over 3 stages.

New referrals are only accepted from October to March/April.

Stage 1 Screening - Immediate. This is a screening phase and does not require a clinic appointment (consists only of the completion of online questionnaires).

On completion of parent/guardian consent and referral form (click here) a payment request of €200 will be sent.

On receipt of payment, stage 1 will commence, consisting of an instruction email with online forms for you and teacher to complete.

Should you wish to speak with us before starting the assessment process, a callback can be booked by clicking here.

Stage 2 - Psychologist Appointment - Within 4 weeks of the completion of phase 1 (outside of school holiday periods), following a verbal consultation regarding phase 1 results.

Stage 3 - Speech and Language Therapist appointment -ADOS 2

(ONLY required for the multi-disciplinary aspect of the Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments) are currently provided within 3 to 6 weeks of the completion of phase 2.

On completion of phase 3 (or phase 2 if 3 was not required), a draft report is provided (optional) by email within 30 days of your last appointment before finalising.

DARE Attainment Testing - https://www.pa-ls.com/attainment-testing

Only for Sixth year secondary school students who are DARE Applicants where schools are unavailable to provide these tests and a Dyslexia diagnosis has already been made, or for updated Dyscalculia (numeracy) scores.

Appointments available within 4 weeks, excluding school holiday periods i.e. Halloween, Christmas, Easter and Summer Holidays.

Saturday and Sunday appointments are available.