Screening Tools

If you are concerned that the mokopuna you are supporting through school distress may have underlying neurodiversity it is important to get them seen by a medical or mental health professional as soon as possible.

Below we have linked some screening tools and parent questionnaires that you can use to establish if there are markers for some of the learning conditions described on this site. 

ADHD:

Vanderbilt Screen (Parent) + Grading info + marking website

Only screening tool for ADHD from ADDtitude 

ADDtitude Inattentive Screening tool for children

Autism:

SMART Autism observation tool

Online Aspie questionnaire

Online Autism in Children Screening tool

Auditory Processing disorder:

Family Hearing Clinic Auckland APD information and screening test information

Dyslexia:

TKI guidance on testing for dyslexia

New Zealand Dyslexia Handbook (Particularly 

3 Steps process for screening for Dyslexia from the MOE Inclusive Education Website

Online test for dyslexia (Davis Dyslexia)

Dysgraphia:

ADDitude Screening tool and article

Sensory Processing Screening Tools:

Sensory questionnaire for parents about children

ADDtitude Website Sensory processing screening tool