Yes, we can diagnostically assess those aged 8 and older for dyslexia.

Your diagnostic assessment report will be authored by a highly qualified Specialist Assessor with a valid Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) and full registration with SASC and the British Psychological Society.

Dyslexia can be classified as a disability under the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Order (Northern Ireland) 2005. Subsequently, you may wish to inform your child's school that they have been diagnosed as dyslexic.

Schools do their best, with the resources that they have, to ensure that a child with dyslexia is not placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to a child that does not have dyslexia.

Ultimately, it is down to the Principal and/or SENCo of your child's school (if you decide to inform them of your child's dyslexia, of course) to decide what steps they need to take to support your child. The Principal and/or SENCo may decide that the school is capable of meeting your child’s dyslexic needs without any external support or they may wish to apply to the Education Authority for advice, guidance and training or even a short period of intensive intervention for your child.

Many children with dyslexia receive access arrangements in tests and examinations (e.g. extra time) such as the SEAG Entrance Assessment, GCSEs and A Levels.

Looking further down the line, a diagnosis of dyslexia entitles a person to apply for the Disabled Students’ Allowance at university; it even entitles a person to apply for access arrangements in their driving theory test. 

Yes, but only adults (minimum age 18).

Please note that the type of ADHD assessment that Ulster Assessments carries out does not enable access to ADHD medication. Access to ADHD medication can only be gained via a medical diagnosis (which you can explore via your own GP).

However, rest assured that the type of ADHD assessment that Ulster Assessments carries out enables access to government-funded support such as the Disabled Students' Allowance or the Access to Work (NI) scheme. We also provide an official referral letter for clients to take to their GPs, if they wish to go down the medical diagnosis route following an assessment from us. Specific information on the type of ADHD assessment that Ulster Assessments carries out can be found here.

Your diagnostic assessment report will be authored by a highly qualified Specialist Assessor with a valid Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) and full registration with SASC and the British Psychological Society.

£550. This price includes the gathering of background information, the diagnostic assessment session itself and the writing of the diagnostic assessment report that you will be provided with. There are no hidden or additional costs.

Approximately two hours but rest assured, breaks can be taken.

You will receive your diagnostic assessment report within two weeks.

Yes – because your diagnostic assessment report will meet SASC guidelines and will be authored by a highly qualified Specialist Assessor in receipt of a valid Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) and registered with SASC and the British Psychological Society.

You can get an application form for the Disabled Students’ Allowance here: NIR DSA1 Form 2024/25. Simply complete the application form and send it off along with a copy of your report.

Did you know that through the DSA, a student on a Level 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 course could receive up to £25,000 a year worth of support?

This support includes specialist equipment (e.g. laptop with specialist software installed and various accessories, digital voice recorder, printer/scanner/copier with ink and paper allowance), weekly one-to-one sessions with a Dyslexia Tutor, Study Skills Coach or Academic Mental Health Mentor and even the services of a Proof Reader to check assignments.

Yes – because your diagnostic assessment report will meet SASC guidelines and will be authored by a highly qualified Specialist Assessor in receipt of a valid Assessment Practising Certificate (APC) and registered with SASC and the British Psychological Society.

More information on the Access to Work (NI) scheme can be found here:

Access to Work - practical help at work | nidirect

Access to Work (NI) can help adults with disabilities (such as dyslexia or ADHD) who wish to take up employment or who are in work and experience difficulty related to their disability.

Yes - if you are diagnosed with dyslexia you can ask for up to double time (i.e. 100% extra time) for the multiple choice part of the Driving Theory Test. You can also ask for a 'voiceover'.

A 'voiceover' lets you hear the Driving Theory Test instructions and questions through headphones. The questions will be read out to you automatically. You can hear the possible answers by clicking on the text on the screen. You can hear the questions as many times as you like – just click on the text of the question again.

To arrange any of the above you must provide a copy of a diagnostic assessment report to the Driving Theory Test customer services section at the point of application. Ulster Assessments will provide you with your diagnostic assessment report within two weeks of your assessment.

Further information on applying for extra time and/or a 'voiceover' in your Driving Theory Test can be found here.

No, not at this time.

Just send us a message using the contact form on this website, stating what you would like an assessment for and your age (or the age of the person that you're looking to book an assessment for).

We then reply with a range of available dates and times so that you can then let us know which one suits you.

We are located in comfortable and professional private premises in rural Limavady, County Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland.