Assessments
At Necessity Kids, we offer a range of assessments to support your child’s development, learning, and wellbeing. These may include assessments in areas such as speech and language, occupational therapy, sensory processing, school readiness, behaviour, and more — depending on your child’s individual needs.
If you would like to book an assessment, please complete our Assessment Request Form. One of our Operations team members will be in touch to discuss your child's needs and guide you through the next steps.
Assessment Booking Process:
When confirming your booking, you will be asked to provide your credit card details and pay a deposit to secure the appointment.
All terms and conditions relating to your child’s assessment — including fees, appointment details, and reporting timeframes — will be clearly explained during the booking process.
We are here to ensure the assessment process is smooth, supportive, and tailored to your family’s goals.
Getting Started with Therapy
Before beginning therapy, it’s important for us to gain a clear understanding of your child’s development so we can determine the most appropriate and effective course of support.
This may involve an informal, play-based assessment or, in some cases, a more formal assessment that compares your child’s skills against developmental milestones to support diagnosis and goal setting.
If your child has already completed a screening or assessment with another Speech Pathologist, and you are able to provide a copy of the report, we may be able to proceed directly into therapy sessions.
Please let us know by including a note on your intake form. One of our intake officers will be in touch to request a copy of the relevant documentation.
Speech Pathology - In session (30-45minutes) No Report
This may just be a quick speech sound review or confirmation of stuttering. Your child would be booked into therapy sessions and the first session will be their therapist confirming the difficulties your child is having. This would be good for a lisp, simple speech sound errors or minor grammatical issues. It may be appropriate for a child with NDIS who has a plan with clear therapy goals.
Speech Pathology - 1 Hour Short Assessment with Report
This may be ideal for previously undiagnosed speech difficulties or younger children who are not saying many words. It may be possible to complete a language assessment on a child under 5 if they don’t have both speech and language issues.
Early Intervention Functional Assessment (1 Hour Session/1 hour Report Writing)
This holistic assessment is for children aged up to 5 years of ages that focuses on all developmental areas (social, emotional, gross and fine motor, cognitive, self-help and communication). This assessment is a great foundational assessment for a child who you believe has a delay in one or more of these developmental areas. Our specialised Early Intervention Teachers will meet with you and your child to discuss each developmental area and engage in some play-based assessments to assess their level of abilities and needs.
Following this assessment, we will provide you with a report (within 2-3 weeks of your assessment) that can be used to support your diagnostic journey or send to your Early Childhood Teacher / Kindergarten Teacher to support your child's Individual Support Plan.
Speech Pathology - 2 Hour Long Assessment with Report
This is ideal for school aged children who may need a more comprehensive investigation of speech, language and literacy skills.