Assembly Dimensions
Our name for the eight areas of everyday life we ask you about. Together they build a rounded picture of what your child finds easy and what they find hard.
Applies across the UK
The profiler is organised into eight Assembly Dimensions: Attention & Organisation Attention & Organisation One of the eight Assembly Dimensions. It covers how your child focuses, remembers things, plans ahead and finishes what they start. Read the full definition of Attention & Organisation , Impulsivity & Hyperactivity Impulsivity & Hyperactivity One of the eight Assembly Dimensions. It covers how your child manages impulses, waiting and self-control, and how much they need to move. Read the full definition of Impulsivity & Hyperactivity , Emotional Regulation, Social Interaction & Communication, Sensory Needs, Motor Skills, Flexibility & Routines, and Emotional & Physical Wellbeing. Each dimension holds a set of short statements about your child, and you move a slider to say how much each one sounds like them. The five slider stops are Not at all, A little, Somewhat, Quite a lot and Very much.
Every dimension gets its own result, so you can see where support would help most and where things are already going well.
The dimensions are ours. They are a way of organising what you tell us, not a recognised clinical framework and not a checklist used by an assessment team. A result on a dimension is a picture of strengths and needs based on what you have noticed at home. It is not a diagnosis, it is not a medical finding, and it does not decide anything about a formal assessment Diagnostic assessment The appointments where specialists work out whether your child meets the criteria for a diagnosis, such as autism or ADHD. It is the step that can end with a diagnosis. Read the full definition of Diagnostic assessment .
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Your child doesn't need a diagnosis to get support
Start with a profile of your child. See what we find. Go from there.