Assessment Tools

As part of the assessment various tools are used, these can be standardised, formal assessments or observational alongside parent/carer/school questionnaires. The choice of tools will be decided once the referral information and questionnaires have been completed and will depend on the child’s needs. The assessments that are selected will be discussed with the child and parent/carergiver during your appointment.

Clinical Observations

  • Ways of observing in natural play.
  • Completing “jobs” without formality.
  • Taking part in play based fine and gross motor tasks.

Test of Visual Perception

  • Standardised measure to test visual perception without the need for motor planning.
  • Requires the child to complete a series of tasks looking at different visual stimulus.

Sensory Processing Measure (SPM-2)

  • Caregiver questionnaire to investigate the effect of sensory processing in everyday life.
  • School and home assessments available.

Structured Observations of Sensory Integration-Motor (SOSI-M)

  • Standardised assessment of proprioception and vestibular processing and motor planning.
  • More formal tasks – some need to be timed and performance measured.

Movement ABC (3rd edition)

    • Standardised assessment used to identify Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia through identifying differences in fine motor, balance, locomotion, throwing and catching.