Child & Teen Diagnostics

ADHD is short for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Many young people with ADHD find it difficult to keep their attention on their task. Maybe you find it hard to concentrate at school and are easily distracted. You may also feel like your brain is overloaded because your thoughts are all 'racing' through your head. This can make it difficult for you to keep an overview and plan your activities properly. Often young people with ADHD can also be very impulsive and do things without thinking. This can be annoying to others, making maintaining friendships sometimes difficult.

Because ADHD often goes hand in hand with other problems, we look beyond the behaviour mentioned above and will do an extensive assessment with you. This will quickly give you a clear picture of what is going on and what can be done about it.

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects many areas. If you have autism, stimulus and information processing in the brain is different to other people. Information coming in through your senses is then processed differently. People with autism may have difficulty turning individual details into a complete picture. It is as if you have all the puzzle pieces, but are not able to see the full puzzle. This makes it difficult to understand the world around you. You may then have problems in social interaction with others, communication, empathy and imagination. Often, people with autism also have limited interests and behaviours. They do not like changes much and prefer to keep structure in their day. This makes the world predictable and easier to understand.

If you recognise this, we can do an extensive assessment with you to identify what is going on and whether you have autism. If so, we can refer you to insured care for further guidance.

It is generally assumed that a child is gifted from an IQ of 130 or higher. However, giftedness is much more than just (cognitive) intelligence. At a young age, these children often already have a developmental advantage over their peers. This involves both cognitive intelligence and social-emotional development. Gifted children are often much more aware of relationships and expectations than their peers. They also often set the bar high or cannot yet express what they think or feel well in words. This can lead to frustration, which manifests itself in their behaviour. Giftedness can be recognised by strong intellectual and social skills, excellent fine motor skills, wide interests, creativity, strong memory, perseverance, self-criticism and the ability to get on well with older children.

If you recognise this, we can do an extensive assessment with you to identify what is going on and whether giftedness is present. If so, we can refer you to insured care for further guidance.

Children with Dyslexia often find it difficult to understand what is being said in reading. Words or letters are often mixed up, making it difficult to read fluently. The brain of someone with Dyslexia has difficulty processing the amount of information in a text. As a result, it takes longer to read. This can also lead to difficulties in doing redaction or keeping up with the teacher's explanations. If this causes you to fall behind with your schoolwork, it can cause a lot of stress and uncertainty. Also, if you have dyslexia, you may have trouble remembering spelling rules, causing you to make a lot of mistakes when writing. Because reading and writing are much more difficult for you than your peers, your self-confidence may have dropped considerably.

To help you the best we can, we will do extensive research to see if there is Dyslexia or if there might be another cause.