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Psychological Assessment Frequently Asked Questions

This tip sheet answers commonly asked questions about obtaining a psychological assessment when there is a suspected or confirmed intellectual or developmental disability, which includes autism spectrum disorder.

Download: Psychological Assessment FAQ

Read more about the tool development and meet the team at the bottom of this web page.

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These tools, except for Autism table, were developed by the Developmental Disabilities Primary Care Initiative (DDPCI) (2005-2014), Surrey Place Centre, Toronto, Canada, funded by Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services and Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Surrey Place Centre, and Surrey Place Centre Charitable Foundation. The DDPCI published Tools for the Primary Care of People with Developmental Disabilities to complement the Primary care of adults with developmental disabilities: Canadian consensus guidelines. All tools © 2011 Surrey Place Centre. Adapted for use in the U.S. by the Developmental Disabilities Health Care E-Toolkit Project.

The Canadian consensus guidelines have been updated and can be found here. In addition, some tools have been revised and can be found here.

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center acknowledges Surrey Place Centre’s permission to modify and distribute freely its tools in the United States to improve the primary care of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and for research.

All rights reserved. No part of this website may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. All content © Surrey Place, 2023. Contact the IDD Toolkit at iddtoolkit@vumc.org for permission to adapt information and tools to your local practice setting.

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