Understand yourself more precisely
Exploring cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, personality and psychological functioning can give precise language to experiences that previously felt difficult to explain.
Understand before deciding
Why have a psychological assessment?
Assessment becomes useful when an important question keeps returning without a sufficiently clear answer: why do I feel different? why is my child struggling? could this be High Potential, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or something else?
A psychological assessment goes beyond general impressions to provide a structured understanding of cognitive, emotional and psychological functioning. Its purpose is not only to name a difficulty, but also to identify the strengths that can be used constructively.
What assessment can provide
Clarity when several explanations are possible
Identify High Potential
HIP corresponds to very high cognitive intelligence. HEP corresponds to exceptionally high emotional intelligence. Identifying either can help explain important differences and, above all, help the person use that potential constructively.
Clarify competing hypotheses
Similar characteristics can occur in HIP, HEP, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other profiles. Assessment allows these possibilities to be compared rather than jumping too quickly to one explanation.
Understand what is happening for a child
School difficulties, boredom, attention problems, strong emotions, feeling different or behaviours that concern parents can have very different causes. Assessment helps identify what is getting in the child’s way and what they actually need.
Differential assessment
When several profiles can look similar
High sensitivity, creativity, feeling different, concentration problems, emotional intensity or certain social differences do not automatically point to one conclusion.
The value of assessment is precisely that it does not begin with a predetermined answer. Test results, clinical information and the person’s history are considered together in order to build the most coherent explanation.
High Intellectual Potential
High Emotional Potential
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Personality
Emotional difficulties
Which assessment?
The right evaluation depends on your question
A comprehensive assessment is not always necessary. The choice depends on what you are trying to understand.
Psychometric assessment
For exploring cognitive functioning and, in particular, the possibility of High Intellectual Potential.
Emotional and personality assessment
For evaluating High Emotional Potential, ADHD, personality functioning and other relevant clinical hypotheses.
Learn about this assessment →Comprehensive psychological assessment
For combining cognitive testing with emotional and personality assessment when several dimensions need to be understood together.
See how the assessment works →Before scheduling
Screening can be a useful first step
If you are still unsure which possibility to explore, online screening can help estimate the likelihood of a profile and whether a more in-depth evaluation is appropriate.
High Emotional Potential
Explore the likelihood of exceptionally high emotional intelligence.
Take the HEP screening test →Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Explore the possibility of ADHD and whether it deserves further evaluation.
Take the ADHD screening test →High Intellectual Potential
Explore the likelihood of very high cognitive intelligence.
Take the HIP screening test →Autism Spectrum Disorder
Explore the possibility of ASD across its different presentations, including Asperger profiles.
Take the ASD / Asperger screening test →
CHILD / TEENAGER
Gifted-child screening
Are you wondering whether your child is gifted?
The gifted-child screening test is designed specifically for parents of a child or teenager.
For children
Support for better decisions
When school or behavioural difficulties are poorly understood, assessment can help distinguish what may be related to High Potential, attention difficulties, learning difficulties, emotional factors or another type of functioning.
It can also provide useful information for school decisions or other situations in which a psychological evaluation is requested.
The purpose is not to multiply labels.
The purpose is to understand what best explains the situation, what represents a strength and what may require support.
Who can request an assessment?
Adults may request an assessment for themselves, whether to understand persistent difficulties, explore High Potential or clarify a personal question. For a child, parents generally initiate the request, while the child’s own experience and understanding remain central.
A teacher or healthcare professional may also suggest an assessment. The starting point is then clarified together: learning, attention, emotions, relationships or a school decision. The assessment question and the intended use of the findings are discussed before proceeding.
Reports are not automatically sent to a school or another professional: any sharing is discussed with the person concerned or the child’s legal representatives, within the applicable framework.
Want to know which assessment would be most useful?
You can schedule directly if your question is already clear, or begin with screening when several possibilities remain open.
