The Assessment and Diagnostic Unit (ADU) at Step Together offers a comprehensive evaluation of students with special needs. The staff and evaluators in the unit are professional people specialized in the special education and paramedical fields. They are dedicated to understanding each individual’s learning needs, capabilities, styles, strengths and weaknesses. The evaluation will guide both parents and caregivers at the center towards finding better ways to support their child’s overall individual, educational and therapeutic needs.

• Neuropsychologist
• Special Educator
• Speech and Language Therapist
• Psychomotor Therapist
• Occupational Therapist
• Physical Therapist
• Psychologist

Neuropsychological Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Cognitive functions: Intellectual Ability- Executive Functions, Attention, Memory, and Spatial-Perceptual Skills.

Achievement Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Potential skills and knowledge in grade-related academic areas: Critical-thinking and Problem Solving skills, Abstract-Reasoning Skills, Numeric Abilities, Literacy Skills.

Speech & Language Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Verbal and non-verbal communication skills, Oral-Linguistic Skills, Pre-requisite-literacy Skills, Oral –Motor and Swallowing Skills, Reading and Writing Language Strategies, Logical and Mathematical Reasoning.

Psychomotor Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Fine-Motor (Praxia)Skills, Spatial and Time Skills, Gross-Motor Skills, Graph motor Skills, Bodily-Schema Skills, Attention and Concentration Skills, Eye-Hand Coordination, Muscle-Tone, Lateralization Skills.

Occupational Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Functional Skills: Fine-motor Skills, Visual-Motor Skills, Perceptual-Motor Skills, Gross-Motor Skills, Sensory Processing Skills, Mobility Skills, Adaptive Skills.

Physical Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Functional Skills-Gross-Motor Skills, Balance and Posture Skills, Muscle-Tone Skills, Muscle-Tightness, Skeletal Dexterity.

Psychological Assessment
Skills Assessed:
Behavioral and Social Skills- Inter-personal Communication Skills- Intra personal- Concentration and Focus Skills- Openness- Consciousness- Emotion-Regulation Skills.

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