Assessment opportunity as part of a research project
Free assessment of children and young people (aged 6 to under 18 years) is being offered as part of a research project being carried out in collaboration with Northumbria University. Please find more information below.
Study Information: Validating an online Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire for children and young people
We would like to invite you and your child to take part in a project which is exploring how accurate a short screening questionnaire (the CAIDS-Q) is at identifying children with and without an intellectual disability. Children with an intellectual disability have significant difficulties with their understanding, learning and some day-to-day skills. This is called a learning disability or intellectual disability.
Some children and young people who have learning disability have to wait a long time for this to be identified and then fully investigated. In the meantime, they might miss out on support that could have helped them.
Who can take part?
You can take part if you:
- are aged 18 years or over;
- are able to give informed consent;
- have a child aged between 6 and 17 years
- live in North East England, Scottish Borders or South East Scotland
We would like children with and without an intellectual disability to take part.
The study has been approved by the University Ethical Approval system (10698) at Northumbria University.
To find out more and to take part go to https://nupsych.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3DEAJz76ECC5efQ
If you have questions about the study, you can contact:
Karen McKenzie (k.mckenzie@northumbria.ac.uk)
About us
Our experienced staff are Clinical Psychologists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. We provide psychological assessments, intervention, training, consultancy and research.
We also publish two screening questionnaires:
- The Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ)
- The Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire (CAIDS-Q)
For single use, online versions of the CAIDS-Q and LDSQ, visit: Learning Disability Matters for Families
Within our pages you can find information about the latest research and developments in relation to the screening tools and more information about the range of services we provide. To find out more please explore our site. If you would like more information, please contact us.