Comprehensive assessments for students and adults needing evidence of dyslexia, dyspraxia or ADHD from £450+VAT
Comprehensive assessments for students and adults needing evidence of dyslexia, dyspraxia or ADHD from £450+VAT
This assessment provides comprehensive testing for specific learning difficulties (SpLDs) such as dyslexia, dyspraxia (DCD) or ADHD (please note this is not a medical diagnosis).
The comprehensive report can be used to confirm a formal diagnosis of a SpLD when required, for example, students can use it as the required evidence to access additional funding, and reasonable adjustments such as exam arrangements at university. Many professional exam bodies require adults to have a full diagnosis in order to qualify for exam arrangements.
Our reports follow up-to-date SASC guidance and provide evidence to support an application for Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). All our assessors are APC holders and members of a professional body (for example, Dyslexia Guild, British Dyslexia Association or PATOSS).
Online remote testing has made SpLD assessments increasingly accessible, and many adults find the process more convenient and relaxed, with the benefit of being able to complete an assessment without having to travel or take time away from work or study.
We offer daytime, evening, and weekend appointments to fit around your commitments. As part of the booking process, we ask for your availability so that we can match you with an assessor who best suits your needs and arrange an appointment at the earliest convenient time for you.
Our comprehensive assessments are designed to build a thorough and well-rounded understanding of your individual profile. We take care to gather sufficient evidence to ensure that any diagnosis made is appropriate, balanced, and reflective of your unique experiences.
Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) often overlap. For example, someone may meet the diagnostic criteria for dyslexia while also showing traits associated with dyspraxia or ADHD. Our approach recognises this complexity, and your report will present a clear and thoughtful overview of your strengths and challenges, along with practical guidance on how best to support you.
In addition to dyslexia, our assessors have undertaken the relevant additional specialist training to enable us, where appropriate, to provide a formal diagnosis of dyspraxia, as well as a non-medical/educational diagnosis of ADHD. Our thorough assessment process ensures that any diagnosis made is carefully considered and based on relevant and robust evidence.
Choosing to have your assessment with us means you can feel confident that the process will be supportive, personalised, and focused on understanding you as an individual — not just a set of test results.
A full diagnostic assessment is a holistic process that brings together information from several sources. A detailed background history is considered alongside the results of cognitive and attainment tests along with observations of your performance. In addition, where appropriate, the assessor will use tools to gather more qualitative information to map to diagnostic criteria for various SpLDs.
This approach enables us to explore your individual profile of strengths and challenges in depth, ensuring that any diagnostic decisions are carefully considered and based on robust evidence.
Request assessment through our website using the booking link. Let us know what days and times you are available for your assessment.
We will send you some pre-assessment paperwork to complete along with a payment link.
Your assessment will take place over a video platform. This will last around 2.5 hours and you will be given feedback at the end of the meeting.
You will receive your Diagnostic Assessment Report within 2 weeks of your assessment.
If eligible, you can use your report to apply for Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) through your student finance account.
You can also share your report with your university to help them put in reasonable adjustments, such as exam arrangements.
£450 + VAT (£540 total)
Not sure if this is the right assessment for you? Get in touch today, and we can answer your questions.
Yes. This assessment provides a formal diagnosis of dyslexia, dyspraxia or a non-medical/educational diagnosis of ADHD, and it includes the full battery of tests required to meet SASC criteria for a full diagnostic report.
No. Our ADHD assessment is for providing evidence of a need in an educational and workplace setting in order for support needs to be met. To find out more about the difference between this and a medical diagnosis, please look at information on our ADHD page.
Yes. A Full Diagnostic SpLD Assessment can be used as evidence to confirm a diagnosis of dyslexia, dyspraxia or a non-medical/educational diagnosis of ADHD for DSA support.
The way in which exam arrangements are allocated varies depending on your course and the institution at which you are studying.
A Full Diagnostic SpLD Assessment report includes a dedicated section on exam access arrangements. Most universities and professional bodies recognise a diagnosis of a Specific Learning Difficulty as meeting the required standard for access arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We strongly recommend discussing the specific evidence requirements with your institution or professional body before arranging an assessment.
Please note that schools and colleges follow a different system. For further information, please see our Exam Access Arrangements page.
Yes. As part of the assessment, we explore your history of learning experiences from childhood onwards. The findings often help to explain why you may have found aspects of school challenging, particularly if you did not receive appropriate support at the time. Many adults describe this process as both validating and, at times, emotional, as it can help them reframe and make sense of earlier experiences with greater understanding and self-compassion.
Yes. This assessment provides a formal diagnosis of dyslexia, dyspraxia or a non-medical/educational diagnosis of ADHD, and it includes the full battery of tests required to meet SASC criteria for a full diagnostic report.
No. Our ADHD assessment is for providing evidence of a need in an educational and workplace setting in order for support needs to be met. To find out more about the difference between this and a medical diagnosis, please look at information on our ADHD page.
Yes. A Full Diagnostic SpLD Assessment can be used as evidence to confirm a diagnosis of dyslexia, dyspraxia or a non-medical/educational diagnosis of ADHD for DSA support.
The way in which exam arrangements are allocated varies depending on your course and the institution at which you are studying.
A Full Diagnostic SpLD Assessment report includes a dedicated section on exam access arrangements. Most universities and professional bodies recognise a diagnosis of a Specific Learning Difficulty as meeting the required standard for access arrangements and reasonable adjustments.
We strongly recommend discussing the specific evidence requirements with your institution or professional body before arranging an assessment.
Please note that schools and colleges follow a different system. For further information, please see our Exam Access Arrangements page.
Yes. As part of the assessment, we explore your history of learning experiences from childhood onwards. The findings often help to explain why you may have found aspects of school challenging, particularly if you did not receive appropriate support at the time. Many adults describe this process as both validating and, at times, emotional, as it can help them reframe and make sense of earlier experiences with greater understanding and self-compassion.
I just wanted to say thank you again. I was worried about how I would stay focused for so long during the assessment, but you were easy to understand, professional, and willing to listen.
Vicki always makes our pupils feel at ease – it’s a daunting prospect, having an assessment, but I always tell the girls not to worry, because Mrs Angel is lovely! Results of the assessments are returned promptly, so I can notify teachers of the access arrangements the pupils should practise with in plenty of time for their forthcoming exams.
We have used My Kind of Thinking to complete assessments for our students for the last 4 years. Our students find the assessment process a positive experience and Alice always takes the time to talk through the outcomes with us, and we have been able to use the recommendations to help our students as they progress through their courses with us.
Thank you so much for such a detailed and thorough report. It has been very insightful. I am also grateful to you for conducting the assessment so promptly. I will go back through and review the recommendations to improve the identified areas. The assessment has provided much more than anticipated.
Thank you again for being so helpful and quick with your replies. All the advice you have given us has been invaluable and the online assessments have been a quick and easy process, and you have made applying for exam access arrangements much more straightforward than we expected.
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