How to prepare for an assessment
You do not need to rehearse your child. You need a few honest notes about an ordinary week, and anything that already exists on paper.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team — our Speech & Language Therapist, psychology and ABA staff. This page is awaiting its clinical review.
What to jot down
Words they use — Urdu, English, both. How they ask. How they cope with a no. Sleep, food, hearing. What the school actually said. The before your appointment page is the longer list. The two-minute check is a gentle start.
What not to do
Do not drill answers the night before. Do not keep them up late so they will be “tired enough to cooperate”. Do not punish a bad day in our waiting room. Tell us on WhatsApp if they cannot sit in it — we would rather meet you at the door.
Do not rehearse a performance
Come at their best time of day, fed and rested. Write three worries down — they vanish in the room. Ask the teacher for one specific example, not “he does not listen”. Film thirty seconds of the speech or behaviour that worries you; children rarely perform it to order in an unfamiliar room.
Bring hearing tests, school notes, earlier reports if you have them. If you have none, come anyway. Checklists you can fill on the sofa: attention, sensory, milestones, 2-minute check. Guide: what happens in an assessment.
The idea behind the work (in the books)
Ten minutes of preparation makes the hour sharper. Do not coach a performance.
AAP — history first
Pregnancy, birth, hearing, ear infections, family history. Write your three worries down. They vanish once you are in the room.
Play as the assessment
A child who feels watched stops showing you what they can do. Do not rehearse.
What the research tells us
This isn’t just our opinion — it’s grounded in published research. Here are a few findings from trusted, independent sources:
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that identifying autism and developmental differences early, and starting support sooner, improves communication, social and behavioural outcomes — with parents at the centre of effective programmes.
— American Academy of Pediatrics — Hyman, Levy and Myers, Pediatrics (2020). View source
Take a worksheet home
Print one sheet. Fill it in this week. Bring it to the consultation — a consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
Attention checklist
What you notice over a week, not one bad afternoon.
Sensory checklist
What they seek, what they avoid, over ordinary days. Not a diagnosis.
Assessment form (PDF)
What to bring and what we will ask. Fill what you can; blanks are fine.
Book a consultation
Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first. No referral needed. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
How to prepare — questions parents ask
Should I explain to my child where we are going?
A short, true sentence. “We are going to play and talk with someone who helps children with words.” Not “the doctor will test you”.
They are always worse for strangers.
Then that is the assessment. We will not ask you to translate every utterance so we can pretend they were fluent.
Do I need a referral letter?
No.
How much?
A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes. If anything extra is needed, we explain it first.
Should I tell them we are going to a test?
No. Tell them we are going to play. An accurate picture beats a good performance.
Ask about how to prepare
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
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