Assessment and Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability

10% Early Bird discount until 7th January!

Join Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Michelle Livock for a practical, clinically grounded overview of assessing and diagnosing Intellectual Disability. This training clarifies key diagnostic distinctions, explores factors that influence interpretation, and reviews the strengths and limitations of common assessment tools. Case examples and a live Q&A help translate the learning into real-world practice.

The training will cover:

• What is Intellectual Disability? Conceptual foundations and evolution of the diagnostic construct.
• Navigating diagnostic grey areas. Distinguishing between Intellectual Disability, Borderline Intellectual Functioning, and specific learning challenges.
• Assigning functional specifiers. Translating the DSM-5-TR categories into real life.
• Factors impacting test completion and interpretation, and how to navigate these. Including language skills, vision, motor skills, self-regulation, brain-fog, engagement, and medication.
• Teasing apart the impact of co-occurring neurodevelopmental conditions and disabilities.
• Assessing Intellectual Disability in cultural minorities.
• Assessment tools for cognitive and adaptive functioning. What are the options, and what are the pros, cons, and utility of different tools?
• Exploration of these clinical issues through case examples.
• Q&A session following the training, available for attendees of the live event.

What’s included for ticket holders:

• Access to the live webinar + 20 minutes for questions and discussion.
• Three month access to the recording (so you can watch later, if you can’t attend live!).

Discounted tickets available for provisional psychs - reach out to info@michellelivock.com to request a discount code!

Please note, your AHPRA registration (or equivalent registration with your national health regulatory body) will be required at the time of booking.

This event starts at 1.30pm AEST (Brisbane, Australia). Please check your local start time if you are based outside of Australia or in an Australian state observing daylight savings time.

About Dr Michelle Livock

Dr Michelle Livock is a clinical neuropsychologist, based in Brisbane, Australia. She is a neurodiversity affirming practitioner. Dr Livock works clinically with children, teens, and adults, conducts regular client and professional workshops on neurodivergence and assessment, and she is the co-host of The Neurodivergent Woman podcast.

Visit https://www.michellelivock.com/for-professionals for more on-demand trainings for professionals.