multidisciplinanry clinic
Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention Planning
to Support Families and Individuals
About Us
Dr Natalie Frost is a registered Clinical Neuropsychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and Psychology Board of Australia. She has experience in neuropsychological assessment and intervention planning for complex neurocognitive and psychiatric presentations across metro, regional, remote, and justice settings and has worked extensively with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Our Services
Autism Evaluations
Autism evaluations involve gathering information about the child or adult's behaviour, development, and social interactions. These comprehensive evaluations aim to work with the individual or family to identify areas where they feel that they, or their child, may benefit from some support. There are several parts to an Autism evaluation:
ADHD Evaluations
ADHD assessments are used to evaluate features related to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The evaluation process involves gathering information from multiple sources, including the individual, parents or caregivers (for children), teachers, and other relevant sources, to determine the presence of ADHD features, with a view to individualised support planning.
FASD Evaluations
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong condition resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure and is characterised by a range of physical, cognitive, and behavioral features. During a FASD assessment, a multidisciplinary team, typically a pediatrician, neuropsychologist, and speech-language pathologist conducts a comprehensive evaluation to determine whether an individual meets diagnostic criteria for FASD and the functional impacts for the individual in order to guide targeted support and intervention planning.
Neuropsychological Evaluations
Neuropsychological assessments are used to evaluate an individual’s cognitive abilities, psychological, behavioural, and adaptive functioning. These assessments provide insights into various cognitive domains, such as attention, memory, language, executive functions, perceptual skills, and problem-solving abilities.
Psychoeducational Evaluations
A psychoeducational assessment is a comprehensive evaluation conducted to assess an individual’s academic skills, cognitive abilities, and socio-emotional functioning. The primary purpose of a psychoeducational assessment is to gather information about an individual’s strengths and weaknesses in order to identify specific learning conditions (e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), developmental delays, or other factors that may impact their educational performance.
Speech & Language Evaluations
Speech and Language Pathology assessments are used to ensure that speech and language skills are on track and are continuing to develop at expected age-based trajectories. The assessment investigates individualised speech and language strengths and areas for development in order to provide targeted intervention options.
FAQ's
Most frequent questions and answers
Simply email us on admin@neurologix.com.au or call us on (08) 6146 3170 to book an appointment.
Complex Neurodevelopmental Assessments: We prefer referrals from a Pediatrician or a Child/ Adolescent Psychiatrist for complex neurodevelopmental assessments (incl. Autism Assessments). However, we can also accept GP referrals where the need for an assessment has also been suggested by a teacher, psychologist, speech therapist, or occupational therapist who has worked directly with you/ your child. Please note that Medicare rebates will only apply with specialist referrals.
ADHD: We require a Pediatrician or Psychiatrist referral for ADHD assessments. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept GP or direct referrals for ADHD assessments.
Where assessments results indicate a neurodevelopmental condition (such a Autism or Intellectual Disability) that is likely to be permanent and results in significantly reduced capacity to participate in the social and functional aspects of life our report can be used as ‘Evidence of Disability’ on an NDIS application.
Additionally, depending on the assessment findings, our reports can be helpful in school based intervention planning, applying for examination accommodations, and in some cases, 1:1 educational aide support time.