Services
Assessments
At Little People Therapies, assessment is an important part of understanding each child’s unique strengths, differences, and support needs.
Our therapists use a combination of formal and informal assessment tools, alongside clinical observation and collaboration with families, to guide goal setting and intervention planning.
Assessments are always tailored to the individual child and their goals.
Educational & Environmental Assessments
- Educational observations (kindergarten, daycare, or school settings)
- Collaboration with educators
- Functional participation reviews within learning environments
These assessments help us understand how a child engages in real-world settings and identify practical strategies to support participation.
Sensory & Developmental Assessments
- Sensory Profile
- BOT-2 (Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency)
- Miller Function and Participation Scales (M-Fun-PS)
- Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (Beery VMI)
- Brigance Screens III
These tools provide insight into motor development, sensory processing, visual-motor integration, and functional skill development.
Adaptive & Functional Assessments
- Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales
- Functional Needs Assessment
- Functional Capacity Assessments
- Therapeutic progress reports (including NDIS review or application reports)
These assessments help identify how a child manages daily living skills, communication, social participation, and independence across environments.
They are often used to:
- Guide therapy planning
- Support funding applications
- Inform NDIS reviews
- Provide structured functional evidence
Diagnostic Assessments
For families exploring possible autism or ADHD diagnoses, we also offer structured diagnostic assessments, including the ADOS-2 and Vanderbilt.
You can read more about this process on our Diagnostic Assessments page.
