Our Assessment Pathways
At Activate OT Scotland, all assessments begin with understanding how difficulties are affecting everyday participation, regulation and wellbeing.
Some children benefit from focused assessment around a specific area of difficulty, while others may require more comprehensive exploration of sensory, motor, emotional, executive functioning and participation needs.
Our assessment pathways are designed to provide the right depth of understanding for each child’s individual presentation.
Standard Assessment
Understanding the main difficulty
A focused Occupational Therapy assessment designed to understand the primary factors affecting your child’s participation, regulation and everyday functioning. Standard Assessments are most appropriate when concerns appear relatively clear or centred around one main area of difficulty, helping families gain practical recommendations and a clearer understanding of next steps.
Enhanced Assessment
Understanding interacting difficulties
A more detailed Occupational Therapy assessment exploring how different areas may be interacting to affect participation, regulation and everyday life. Enhanced Assessments are often helpful when difficulties appear inconsistent, overlap across home and school environments, or involve sensory, emotional, motor or executive functioning differences that require deeper understanding and more tailored recommendations.
Comprehensive Assessment
Understanding the whole picture
A detailed formulation-led Occupational Therapy assessment designed for complex or layered neurodevelopmental presentations. Comprehensive Assessments explore how sensory processing, motor coordination, emotional regulation, executive functioning, participation and environmental demands interact over time, helping families and professionals develop a deeper understanding of the child’s overall profile, needs and support pathways.
School & Professional Report
Specialist Occupational Therapy reports and consultation designed to support understanding, participation and appropriate provision across educational, care and professional settings. Reports may be commissioned by families, schools, social work services, residential or secure care environments, and other professionals seeking detailed understanding of a child or young person’s functional, sensory, emotional and participation needs.
This may include school or placement observation, functional assessment, sensory and regulation-informed recommendations, professional liaison, environmental recommendations, and detailed reporting to support planning, intervention and multi-agency decision-making for more complex presentations.
Our Approach
At Activate OT Scotland, all assessments begin with understanding how difficulties are affecting everyday participation, wellbeing and quality of life.
We recognise that children and young people do not experience challenges in isolated ways. Difficulties with sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive functioning, motor coordination, fatigue, anxiety and participation often interact together across home, school and community environments.
Our assessments are formulation-led and tailored to each child’s individual profile, strengths and needs. Depending on the child, assessment may include structured observation, play-based assessment, functional tasks, standardised assessment tools and collaboration with families, schools and other professionals.
Our aim is not simply to identify difficulties, but to develop a deeper understanding of the factors affecting participation, regulation and everyday functioning so that support feels meaningful, practical and sustainable.
Not sure where to start?
Many families are unsure which assessment pathway may be most appropriate for their child. An initial parent consultation helps us understand your concerns and recommend the most suitable next steps.