The main areas assessed are:
1. Verbal and nonverbal skills
2. Social interaction
3. Pragmatics
4. Social cognition
The Social Communication includes an in-school observation of the child.
After the assessment, a full report with tailored recommendations for the family and school will be provided. This includes a family and school debrief. This will provide your child’s support system with tailored recommendations and guidance on how to move forward.
A diagnosis may be included (if applicable). There will also be a family and school debrief so allow the child’s support system to be on the same page about how to move forward with the recommendations provided.
With parents’ consent, we are happy to send the report directly to the school after the family debrief. Parents are encouraged to engage closely with the school as providing access to support for the child in all areas of their life (i.e., home and school) will be in the child’s best interest.
When is this assessment recommended?
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When caregivers want a comprehensive profile of a child’s social and emotional achievement
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To diagnose possible social communication disorders
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To identify a child’s areas of strength & growth with social interactions and pragmatic language
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To identify which accommodations might benefit the child to thrive at school
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To support the school’s identification process of beneficial accommodations
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To guide future education or career choices
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To support school admissions, or for special academic programs
What’s included?
- Pre-assessment meeting (PARENT-ONLY)
- To help determine best course of action
- In-clinic observation/interview based testing for the child
- ADOS-2 assessment for the child: 1.5 – 2.5 hours
- CAT-Q questionnaire
- Structured parent interview
- ADI-R Interview: 2 – 2.5 hours
- Other tests available at special request
- Family Questionnaires
- 3-5 online questionnaire forms
- Specific questionnaires decided on a case by case basis to best serve needs of the child
- Teacher Questionnaires
- 2-4 online questionnaire forms
- Specific questionnaires decided on a case by case basis to best serve needs of the individual
- School Observation
- A discreet, in-school observation of the child
- Family Debrief
- To walk the family through assessment results, diagnosis, and recommendations
- 50-min session with family & psychologist
- Children over the age of 7 encouraged to attend
8. School Debrief
- To walk the school through assessment results, diagnosis, and recommendations
30-min session with teachers & psychologist
9. Report
- Diagnosis (if applicable)
- Tailored recommendations for home and school
- Full set of results & narratives to understand performance across tests
Important Notes:
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Breaks are provided for the child during the in-clinic assessment
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Pack your child water and a snack
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For information on costs, please contact us
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Please consider your child’s favoured or strongest language. Some children in Hong Kong are bilingual or trilingual, and equally confident in all of their languages, and as such may need to “switch” languages throughout the assessment in order to perform to the best of their abilities
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If you would like the school involved, please remember to share school contact information in either the background form or directly to the Assessment Coordinator, Sneha Roy using the contact button below
The Social Communication Assessments Team
Dr. Amanda Oswalt Visher
Dr. Terence Ma
Jane Murrihy
Naina Suri
Good to know:
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All assessments are administered by Registered Clinical Psychologists
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Please consider your child’s favoured or strongest language
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Many children in Hong Kong are bilingual or trilingual, and equally confident in all of their languages, and as such may need to “switch” languages throughout the assessment in order to perform to the best of their abilities
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SPOT is a teaching organisation. Interns or Clinical Residents may be present during assessment to learn
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If you’d prefer not to have an Intern or Clinical Resident present, please inform us
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