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Full Diagnostic
Assessment

This assessment is needed for a formal diagnosis of dyslexia. We are happy to assess children and adults from age 8 upwards. The assessment takes about 3 hours, but this can take place over two sittings. Within two weeks, you will receive a detailed report explaining the assessment results, making key recommendations for support, and making a diagnosis if appropriate. A diagnosis can be used to support an application for the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) at university or to support a request for accommodations in the work place. All reports follow guidelines set out by SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC).

The Process

Full Diagnostic Assessment

£525

  1. Make a booking online from our website, by choosing an available slot on a suitable date. Please be aware that you may be allocated an alternative assessor from the one named on the booking slot. If there are no suitable slots for you, or if you would rather book directly than online, please do get in touch.

  2. If you choose to book online, you will be asked to pay an online deposit of £75 to secure your assessment slot. 

  3. You will be contacted by a member of our team within 48 hours to confirm your booking, to give you the contact details for your assessor and to share a link to an online form that you will need to fill in detailing difficulties. For school-age children, this should be done by a parent or guardian. This form includes a GDPR privacy notice and the terms and conditions for the assessment and payment. For school-age children, you will also receive a link to a questionnaire to be filled in by school so that we get a full picture of needs. If you are local to the Canterbury area, you may wish to request a face-to-face assessment instead of an online one.

  4. Your assessor will contact you directly at least a week before the assessment with:

    • A link to the online meeting (Zoom / Google Meet) which will be used for the assessment

    • An invoice for the remaining fee of £450.

    • Information about what you will need to have to hand on the day of the assessment (e.g. paper, pen, computer screen size, webcam etc.)

    • You will also be asked to share a copy of any previous, related assessments that have been done

  5. On the day of the assessment, you will need a quiet space with no interruptions or distractions. 

  6. You will receive the diagnostic assessment report within two weeks of the assessment date, providing the invoice has been paid in full.

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