A cognitive assessment, like the WAIS-5 (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale), helps you learn how your brain works. It shows how you solve problems, process information, and remember things.
Whether you want to understand how conditions like autism or ADHD affect your thinking, or just learn more about yourself, this assessment helps you see your strengths and areas to improve. This knowledge can help you do better in school, work, and everyday life.
Why have a Cognitive Assessment?
- Learn about yourself: After the test, you’ll get a report showing what you’re good at and what you might find tricky. It also gives tips to help you succeed.
- Get the support you need: You can share the results with teachers or employers to get help and tools to do your best.
- Grow and improve: Knowing how your brain works helps you find ways to handle challenges and live a better, happier life.
Autism Anglia are pleased to be taking expressions of interest for people interested in a cognitive assessment. You can register your interest and a member of our team will get in touch.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cognitive Assessments
A cognitive assessment looks at how your brain works. It helps you understand how you think, solve problems, and remember things.
Anyone can take a cognitive assessment—children, teenagers, or adults. It’s for people who want to learn more about how they think and learn or to get extra help if they need it.
You might take a cognitive assessment if:
- You find school or work tasks hard and want to know why.
- You want to learn about your strengths and challenges.
- You want to get support for conditions like autism or ADHD.
- You are curious about how your brain works.
You will do activities like solving puzzles, answering questions, and remembering things. These activities help measure how you think and learn.
No, you can’t fail. The test isn’t about getting high scores; it’s about learning how your brain works.
The results show what you’re good at and what you might find tricky. They also include tips to help you with learning, working, or managing daily life.
Yes, after the assessment you will receive a report with personalised advice and tips to help you with your specific needs.
Yes, you can show the results to your teachers, parents, or employer so they can help you get the support you need.
The test doesn’t give a diagnosis, but it can help as part of the assessment process if a specialist is diagnosing autism, ADHD, or other conditions.