Assessment Tools for Understanding, Not Labelling
Validated, neuroaffirming assessment instruments designed to support practitioners and families in understanding nervous system states, demand sensitivity, and interoceptive patterns.
Tools Currently in Development
Our psychometric instruments are being developed in collaboration with clinical researchers. Each tool will undergo validation before release. Register for an account to be notified when tools become available.
PDA Profile Screening Tool
A structured screening questionnaire to identify PDA presentation patterns, distinguishing demand avoidance driven by anxiety from opposition driven by power dynamics.
Demand Load Assessment
Quantitative mapping of daily demand exposure across sensory, cognitive, social, and transitional domains. Identifies cumulative load and peak vulnerability windows.
Nervous System State Tracker
Polyvagal-informed self-report tool for tracking ventral vagal, sympathetic, and dorsal vagal states throughout the day. Visual mapping for practitioners and families.
RECODES Interoceptive Check-In
Digital implementation of the Rest, Eat, Connect, Outside, Drink, Eliminate, Stretch framework. Scheduled prompts with tracking and pattern recognition.
Transition Sensitivity Index
Assessment of transition-related distress across contexts (home, school, community). Maps specific transition types to nervous system responses.
mBIT Alignment Assessment
Self-report tool based on Multiple Brain Integration Technique. Measures head-heart-gut coherence and identifies which neural centre dominates during stress.
Our Assessment Philosophy
Every psychometric tool we develop follows these principles:
- Understanding over labelling. Our tools are designed to illuminate patterns and inform support — never to pathologise or reduce a person to a score.
- Nervous system first. All assessments account for the autonomic state of the individual at the time of completion. A tool completed in sympathetic activation tells a different story than one completed in ventral vagal safety.
- Collaborative by design. Where possible, tools invite joint completion by the individual and their support network, reflecting the relational nature of behaviour.
- Clinically validated. Each instrument will undergo appropriate validation processes before public release. We do not publish untested tools.
Interested in Our Tools?
Create an account to be notified when assessment tools become available, or contact us to discuss clinical collaboration.