Clarity, Written Down and Ready to Use
When you need real answers for a diagnosis, a school, or an NDIS plan, a formal assessment gives you something solid to stand on.
Formal Assessments
Sometimes what a family needs most isn't more therapy it's clarity. Our formal assessments give you a clear, evidence-based picture of your child's strengths and needs, documented in a way that actually holds weight with the NDIS, schools, and other professionals.
Things You May Be Noticing
Signs Your Child May Benefit
You're applying for NDIS access and need supporting evidence
Your plan review is coming up and documentation needs updating
Your child's school has asked for a formal report
You want clarity before deciding whether to pursue a diagnosis
Another provider has recommended a specific type of assessment
Practical Support for Everyday Life
How We Help
Developmental & Functional Capacity Assessments
Comprehensive assessments that explore your child's development, everyday functioning, strengths and support needs across daily environments.
Select an area to exploreWhy Families Choose Us for Formal Assessments
Why Choose Thrive Kids
An assessment report is only as useful as its ability to actually hold up with the NDIS, with a school, with another professional. Ours are written specifically for paediatric funding and education contexts by a team who understands exactly what those readers are looking for, not generic templates repurposed from adult assessments.
Is This the Right Support?
Who This is For
If you need documented, credible evidence of your child's needs for a diagnosis, an NDIS application, or a school, a formal assessment gives you something concrete to work from.
Support That Starts Understanding Your Child
How We Approach
Thoughtful, collaborative support shaped around your child’s strengths, everyday life and the things that matter most to your family.
Listen First
Before making recommendations, we take the time to understand your child, your family and what you would genuinely like support with.
Getting Started, Step by Step
What To Expect
Understanding the Goal
A conversation about exactly what the assessment needs to achieve — diagnosis, funding, or school planning
Assessment Sessions
Structured, child-friendly sessions designed to capture an accurate, complete picture.
Results Explained
We talk you through the findings in plain language, well before anything is finalised.
Report Delivered
A clear, professionally written report ready to submit to the NDIS, school, or other professionals.
We provide allied health support to children and families across Western Sydney, with local support available in Smithfield, Guildford and surrounding suburbs.
Allied Support Across Western Sydney
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on the type — we'll confirm realistic timeframes once we understand what you need.
Will you actually explain the results to us?
Always — we talk every family through the findings before the report is ever finalised.
Will this hold up for an NDIS plan review?
Yes, our reports are written specifically to support NDIS access requests and reviews.
Do we need a referral for an assessment?
Not always — get in touch and we'll confirm what's needed for the specific assessment you're after.