Autism Assessment
For the person who has always experienced the world a little differently.
Autism is not an illness. It is a different way of being in the world — a different way of processing, perceiving, connecting, and communicating. For many autistic people, understanding this about themselves is profoundly clarifying. It reframes a lifetime of feeling out of step as something that finally makes sense.
Autism also looks very different from person to person. The stereotypes are narrow. Many autistic people — particularly girls, women, and those who have learned to mask — go unrecognised for years, sometimes decades. The cost of that, in exhaustion, self-doubt, and mental health, can be significant.
If you’re wondering whether you or your child might be autistic, an assessment can be a meaningful step toward understanding.
What an autism assessment involves:
Our autism assessment is comprehensive and draws on gold-standard tools alongside clinical observation, interviews, and information gathered from people who know the person well. We pay close attention to the whole picture — not just whether someone meets diagnostic criteria, but how they experience their own life, what comes easily, and where the friction is.
Our reports are strengths-based and practical. They include recommendations directed not just at the individual but at the environments around them — because autism-related difficulty is often as much about environment as it is about the person. Schools, families, and workplaces can do a great deal when they understand what they’re actually working with.
The process includes a feedback session as standard — a conversation to walk through findings, answer questions, and think through what the results mean going forward.
Cost: Medicare rebates are available for autism assessments. Please get in touch to discuss current fees.