Adult Psychological Assessment
At Squiggle Psychology, we understand that the psychological assessments process can be confusing and expensive. We aim to make this process as smooth and transparent as possible, so you are not left feeling overwhelmed or disappointed. Below is a brief outline of our assessment process. However, your individual assessment may vary based on your needs.
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Step 1 - Book and Attend Your First Appointment
During this session, we can discuss the indications and rationales for psychological assessment. Following this session, you will be provided with a personalised quote and an outline of the assessment process. Once you have paid any outstanding fees, your future appointment times will be confirmed. Our fees are outlined below, and are inclusive of the cost of this initial appointment. If we require more information, additional intake sessions may be required.
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Step 2 - Attend Assessment Appointment/s
You may require multiple assessment appointments including semi structured clinical interviews. Some of these assessments will require you to attend the clinic in person, while others may be conducted via telehealth. There may be some that you can complete online in your own time at home.
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Please note, we schedule the average assessment time for someone to complete the assessment. However, some assessments may need to be rescheduled to continue at another time. This may result in a pro-rata cost adjustment.
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Step 3 - Receive Draft Report
2 days prior to your feedback session (see below), you will be emailed a draft report. Please review this, and collate any questions or additional information you wish to discuss with your Psychologist during your next session.
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Step 4 - Attend Feedback Session
During this session, you and your Psychologist will discuss the results, relevant interventions and discuss future needs. This will also include time for you to ask any questions and request amendments to your report. Following this session, you will be sent the final version of your report.
Adult Psychological Assessment Price Guide
* For child prices, please view our child assessment page.
Our Assessment pricing is based on privately paying clients. Prices may differ for NDIS, WorkCover and other third party funders.
Autism
From $2142
Our comprehensive autism assessment for adults includes a semi-structured clinical interview with a parent or caregiver to understand your childhood developmental history and current experiences. We also complete a standardised observational assessment to explore social communication and interaction in a consistent way. Finally, we assess adaptive functioning to identify day-to-day strengths and support needs across areas such as communication, self-care, and independent living.
ADHD
From
$1300 - $1770
Our comprehensive adult ADHD assessment includes a structured clinical interview to understand your attention, impulsivity, and executive functioning across your childhood and adulthood, and how these patterns affect work, study, relationships, and daily life. We use standardised questionnaires to measure ADHD symptoms and functional impact, and (where appropriate) include input from someone who knows you well. You’ll also complete objective tasks that assess attention and impulse control, alongside standardised measures of higher-order executive skills such as planning, organisation, cognitive flexibility, inhibition, and problem-solving. Finally, we assess adaptive functioning to clarify day-to-day strengths and support needs across areas like time management, independent living, and practical life skills.
If indicated, a cognitive assessment may also be completed to better understand your pattern of cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and how these relate to attention, learning, and everyday functioning.
Specific Learning
Disorders
From $1530
Our specific learning disorder assessment for adults is structured to clarify whether difficulties in reading (dyslexia), written expression (dysgraphia), and/or mathematics (dyscalculia) reflect a specific learning disorder, and to identify your learning strengths and support needs.
We begin with a detailed background interview covering your developmental, school, study and work history, and the day-to-day impact of your learning difficulties. We then complete a standardised assessment of cognitive abilities and a standardised assessment of academic achievement to map your profile of strengths and weaknesses, and understand how your current achievement compares with what would be expected for your overall ability. Finally, we integrate results and provide clear, practical recommendations where required (e.g., study/work adjustments, strategies, and documentation).