Assessment & Practical Support for Young People
Helping families understand how their child learns, what may be taking more effort and what can help in everyday life and education.
Through Think Possible Futures, we offer assessment, screening and practical support shaped around the young person, their strengths, how they learn and what may help in practice.
What Support Are You Looking For?
I want to understand how my child thinks and learns
A Cognitive SpLD Assessment provides a detailed picture of learning strengths and differences and can identify specific learning differences where relevant.
I want an initial indication of dyslexia
Dyslexia Screening uses structured direct tasks to explore whether the pattern of results shows indicators associated with dyslexia.
I want practical guidance without formal testing
A Learning Profile uses consultation rather than formal testing to understand how your child learns and identify practical approaches that may help.
We know they are neurodivergent and want next steps
ND: What Now? is a structured three-session programme helping families turn understanding into practical strategies for everyday life and education.
Assessment & Practical Support
Different routes depending on what you want to understand and the kind of support your child may benefit from.
Cognitive SpLD Assessment
A full cognitive and learning assessment to understand how your child thinks and learns, and whether there is evidence of a specific learning difference.
- cognitive assessment
- learning and attainment measures where relevant
- exploration of specific learning differences
- full written report with practical recommendations
- child-friendly summary of the findings
Dyslexia Screening
A structured screening using direct tasks to explore whether the pattern of results shows indicators associated with dyslexia.
- direct performance-based screening
- Dyslexia Risk Index
- useful where you want an initial indication
- screening rather than diagnosis
Learning Profile
A consultation-based service to understand how your child learns and identify practical approaches that may help at home or in education.
- parent or carer consultation
- young person involvement where useful
- school information can be considered where available
- short written Learning Profile
- practical learning and revision strategies
No formal psychometric assessment or diagnostic testing is included.
ND: What Now?
A structured practical support programme for families who already have a diagnosis or identified neurodivergent profile and want help turning understanding into practical next steps.
- 3 × 50 minute online sessions
- flexible parent and young person involvement
- practical personalised strategies
- planning and formulation between sessions
- personalised Think Possible Plan
Turning Understanding Into Practical Support
Understanding how a young person learns becomes most useful when that understanding can be turned into practical support for everyday life and education.
Recommendations can consider home and education, with school information included where relevant and available. The aim is to help identify approaches that fit the young person rather than expecting them to fit one way of learning.
School information can form part of the picture
Depending on the service, information from school can be considered alongside the family’s perspective to help build a fuller understanding of how the young person learns across different settings.
School involvement is not required for every service and can be discussed depending on what would be most useful.
Ask About School SupportOther Ways We Can Help
More focused support for families, young people and schools where a specific area of support or updated guidance would be useful.
Updated Reports
Review an existing assessment alongside current information, with updated recommendations and a full revised report.
New psychometric testing is not included and can be added separately where needed.
Sensory Profiler
An online questionnaire-based profile to build a clearer picture of how your child responds to sensory information, with practical recommendations for everyday life.
School Consultation & Support
Practical consultation, case support and tailored neurodiversity training for schools and education staff.
Parents can also enquire where support involving school may be useful.
Not Sure Where to Start?
You do not need to know which assessment or type of support your child needs before getting in touch. Tell us a little about what you are noticing, what you would like to understand and what support may already be in place, and we can help identify the most appropriate next step.