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Calgary Child, Teen and Emerging Adult Psychology and Assessments

An assessment is a comprehensive process that focuses on understanding each child and family’s individual needs.  The assessment team works with families at a pace that feels right for the individual and is focused on providing strength-based assessments with individualized strategies and recommendations. Prior to completing an assessment, we recommend reaching out to our assessment team to determine if our practice is the best fit for your family and to answer your questions about the assessment process.

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Assessments at Creative Sky Psychology – Calgary Child, Teen & Emerging Adult Assessments

At Creative Sky Psychology, our assessments are designed to help families truly understand how their child learns, feels, and experiences the world. Every evaluation is more than a collection of scores — it’s a compassionate process that helps parents, teachers, and students build confidence through understanding.

Our psychologists specialize in child, teen, and emerging-adult assessments across areas such as learning differences, ADHD, autism, emotional regulation, and school readiness. We move at a pace that feels right for your family and provide individualized recommendations that translate into meaningful change at home, at school, and beyond.

A Strength-Based Approach to Understanding Each Child

An assessment at Creative Sky Psychology is not about labeling — it’s about discovering a child’s unique learning profile, emotional needs, and natural strengths. Before beginning, our assessment team takes time to connect with families to ensure our approach is the right fit.
We focus on building comfort, trust, and collaboration every step of the way.

The Benefits of Completing an Assessment

An assessment can be a turning point for families who want clarity, direction, and confidence in supporting their child’s growth.

Our Calgary psychologists help families:

  • Identify each child’s unique learning strengths and challenges.

  • Understand current functioning across cognitive, academic, attention, and emotional domains.

  • Determine whether a child may meet criteria for diagnoses such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder (e.g., dyslexia), Intellectual Developmental Disorder, Anxiety, Depression, or OCD.

  • Access personalized recommendations for home, school, and community settings.

  • Apply for supports such as FSCD funding or post-secondary accommodations.

Many families also choose to connect with our Parent Counselling and Executive Skills Training / ADHD Coaching services after an assessment to help bring these recommendations to life.

Types of Assessments

PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

Our psychoeducational assessments explore how a child thinks, learns, and regulates emotions — providing valuable insight into academic and emotional functioning.
They may include measures of cognition, working memory, attention, processing speed, academic achievement, and emotional well-being..

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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ASSESSMENTS

Our psychologists bring advanced training in autism assessment and diagnosis, using gold-standard tools (such as ADOS-2 and ADI-R) and a collaborative, trauma-informed approach.
We look beyond checklists to capture the subtle nuances of social communication, sensory processing, and play therapy — helping families understand how to best support their child’s development.

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COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS

A cognitive assessment — sometimes called an IQ test — helps identify how a child processes, organizes, and applies information. These insights can guide learning plans, enrichment programming, or applications for gifted education.

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Psychoeducational and cognitive assessments in Calgary helping children understand learning strengths and challenges at Creative Sky Psychology.
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Comprehensive Child Assessments in Calgary – Supporting Growth and Confidence

Understanding a child’s learning, attention, and emotional profile can open new doors for growth and confidence. Our Calgary psychologists provide comprehensive assessments that help families and schools better understand each child’s unique strengths and challenges.

Located in Southwest Calgary, we serve families from West Springs, Aspen Woods, Cougar Ridge, Signal Hill, Glenbrook, and surrounding areas — with online consultations available anywhere in Alberta.

📍 #5 – 2005 37 Street SW, Calgary, AB
📞 587-331-4464
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