Neuroaffirming Assessments for Adults
(coming April 2025)
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We provide neuroaffirming assessments to help neurodivergent adults gain a deeper understanding of their strengths, challenges, and needs. Our approach is designed to offer clarity, validation, and practical next steps — without pathologizing neurodivergence.
We specialize in identifying Autism, PDA (Pathological/Protective Demand Avoidance), ADHD, giftedness/2e in adults who are high-masking, hard-to-spot, “atypically” presenting, and who internalize their traits.
What is a Neuroaffirming Assessment?
A neuroaffirming assessment respects and validates neurodivergence rather than treating it as something to "fix."
Our approach:
Identifies your your strengths and challenges
Recognizes that differences in learning, attention, and processing are natural variations, not deficits
Provides insights and practical approaches that help you thrive at home, in school, at work, and in daily life
Identifies root causes of challenges in order to avoid surface-level strategies
Offers practical, personalized recommendations that align with your needs and values
We believe an assessment should be empowering, not pathologizing.
Why Pursue an Assessment?
Seeking an assessment can help:
Provide a clearer picture of your abilities and challenges
Identify what supports may help you thrive at home, school, and work
Help with self-understanding and confidence
Access accommodations for education or in work settings
Clarify overlapping traits (e.g., ADHD vs. giftedness)
If you’re on the fence about pursuing an assessment, check out my blog post on this topic - the pros and cons, and when to/not to pursue a formal diagnosis.
Our Assessments
We currently offer:
Psychoeducational Assessments (Psych Ed) that includes testing for ADHD, social emotional wellbeing, gifted, specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia, other LDs)
ADHD Assessments – Focused evaluations of attention, executive functioning, and self-regulation, with personalized strategies for home/school/work, and an emphasis on the unique strengths of the ADHD brain.
Gifted Assessments – Focused evaluations of cognitive abilities to identify giftedness, understand asynchronous development, and uncover learning needs, with tailored recommendations to support engagement and growth in both home/school/work settings.
Autism Assessments that include an ADHD assessment and PDA exploration (Coming Soon!)
Combined Assessments - Psych Ed + Autism (Coming soon!)
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Assessment Process
Every assessment starts with a free 15-minute virtual consultation where we discuss your concerns and what you hope to learn from the assessment. It’s also a chance for you to ask any questions and see if this feels like a good fit. You can book this here.
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If you decide to move forward, you’ll complete an online questionnaire covering your background, including medical, academic, social, emotional, and behavioral history.
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Next, we’ll have a 90-minute intake session to explore your concerns in depth. We’ll discuss your experiences, challenges, and goals for the assessment. We may ask about your developmental history, learning experiences, physical health, attention and focus, emotional well-being, and any past diagnoses or assessments.
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Depending on the assessment, we may also provide additional questionnaires for partners, family members, or colleagues who can offer further insight into your day-to-day experiences.
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We’ll then schedule the testing sessions, which vary in length depending on the type of assessment.
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Once all the information is collected, we will analyze the results and put together a detailed report. While we may need to use language that seems to take a “medical model” view of neurodiversity, our recommendations will be shared through a neuroaffirming and strengths-based lens.
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We’ll then meet for a 2-hour feedback session to go over the findings, answer any questions, and review recommendations to ensure they align with your goals and needs.
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After that meeting, we will finalize the report and provide you with a signed copy.
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If you experience barriers with any of these steps (we realize that there are a lot!) we have options to accommodate executive functioning and/or communication differences/challenges/preferences.
Psychoeducational Assessments for Adults
You might be considering a psychoeducational assessment if you're experiencing challenges with memory, focus, or attention, struggling with learning, facing emotional well-being concerns (such as depression or anxiety), or looking to identify giftedness.
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A psych-ed assessment can help clarify challenges you're facing, whether in learning, focus, emotions, or behavior. It provides a deeper understanding of how your mind works and how to build on your strengths. By identifying specific needs, the assessment can guide you toward effective strategies and support.
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A psychoeducational assessment explores your cognitive, academic, social, emotional, and behavioral experience to identify strengths, challenges, and learning needs. It typically includes standardized measures of intelligence (IQ), academic achievement, memory, attention, and executive functioning.
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The assessment helps identify conditions such as learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia), ADHD, anxiety, mood “disorders”, social skills difficulties, and processing challenges. Information is gathered through standardized tests, observations, questionnairres, and interviews.
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The assessment process is typically conducted in two days, based on the following schedule which will be tailored to each client based on need and presenting concerns and goals:
Cognitive Assessment (2 hours)
Academic Assessment (2 hours)
Additional Testing (Varies)
The results provide a detailed learning profile along with personalized recommendations to guide future accommodations and support.
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Investment
Gifted - $1,500 - reduced fee if results don't meet gifted criteria
ADHD - $1,750
Psychoeducational Assessment - $2,750 - includes testing for ADHD, social emotional wellbeing, gifted, specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia, other LDs)
Autism - $3,000 - includes testing for ADHD and PDA*
Autism + Psych Ed - $3,500 - includes testing for Autism, ADHD, social emotional wellbeing, PDA*, gifted, specific learning disability (e.g., dyslexia, other LDs)
*While we cannot diagnose PDA, we can include it in the report as a profile with recommendations
Next Steps
Get on Our Assessment Waitlist - We will contact you with next steps!
Book a Free Consultation (optional) – Let’s discuss your concerns and whether an assessment is the right fit for you.
Book an Informal Screening Session (optional) - see if a formal assessment will be a supportive option for you. Contact kerry@kerryschroeder.ca if you don’t find any open spots in the calendar.
Book the Assessment - we will reach out to you with details and dates after you join our waitlist or contact kerry@kerryschroeder.ca
Complete Intake Forms – We’ll send these to you, to gather relevant history and background information. We are happy to offer accommodation options if this step is tricky.
Attend the Assessment Sessions – Our assessments are low-pressure, and tailored to your needs.
Receive Your Report & Personalized Recommendations – Gain practical insights, guidance, and neuroaffirming recommendations for home, educational and work settings, and beyond to support your growth.
Ready to Get Started? Book a consultation here.