Dyslexia Assessments

I aim to make the assessment process as friendly and informal as possible and always begin with a relaxed discussion in which you can tell me about your experiences, education and background. Confidentiality is assured.

In-person dyslexia assessments can usually be arranged within 3 months of your first enquiry, while online dyslexia assessments can be arranged within 3 weeks.  The detailed jargon-free assessment report will be sent to you via email within 21 days of the assessment.

Elaine was friendly, understanding, a pleasure to work with and very thorough. Thanks to her I have answered questions I have had for years, and can now get the help I need to succeed at my university degree. I’d recommend her to anyone.

JSBridgwater, Somerset

Free initial discussion

We are happy to answer any questions you have about dyslexia and the assessment process, by email or over the phone.  This discussion does not necessarily lead to an assessment; you are free to decide if you wish to pursue this. Please contact us to arrange a time.

Dyslexia screening £100

This screening test is offered to give an indication of whether or not you have dyslexia.  From this you can decide if it would be appropriate to undertake a full diagnostic assessment.  This screening test lasts about 1.5 hours and a short report is written.

Full diagnostic dyslexia assessment £550

The full diagnostic assessment covers underlying ability, cognitive skills (memory, processing speed etc) and attainment (reading, writing, spelling etc).  The tests are standardised and so provide evidence of performance relative to a “norm”.  Other tests will be done as necessary.  This assessment also involves a discussion of early development and school experience.

The diagnostic assessment takes about 2.5-3 hours and at the end of the assessment we will produce a written report explaining exactly what we have found and make recommendations. The detailed report is usually available within two weeks of the assessment and we aim to make it understandable and jargon-free!

If verbal feedback and discussion are required after the report has been read then this can be arranged at no extra charge.

If you are an adult in work we will include in my recommendations ways that your job could be made more dyslexia-friendly,  such as not asking you to take minutes in meetings but letting you record them prior to typing them up or letting you use voice activated software so you can dictate work.

Thank you Elaine for the comprehensive and informative report. I think this will really help M, particularly regarding the feeling that she couldn’t achieve because she wasn’t intellectually able. Hopefully it will give her a boost in the right direction and school will help her with strategies to overcome some of the difficulties she is having.

Thank you for fitting M in at such short notice.

HR (mother)Wiveliscombe, Somerset

Full diagnostic assessment acceptable for the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) £550

When applying for the Disabled Students’ Allowance it is necessary to provide a full assessment report from any age, but it must meet certain criteria.  If you have never had a full assessment before but think you may have dyslexia do contact us to discuss an assessment.  The full diagnostic assessments that we carry out are acceptable for the DSA and provide the necessary evidence for you to receive the DSA.

There are more details about the Disabled Students’ Allowance on Gov.UK.

Thank you for the report and assessment. It will really help me in the future.

PB, employeeBristol

Where do you do assessments?

For your convenience we offer online dyslexia assessments so you can be assessed without leaving home. Online assessments are particularly handy if you live in Devon, Cornwall or Somerset.

We also offer in-person dyslexia assessments in Wimborne (Dorset), New Milton (Hampshire), and Brockenhurst (New Forest).