About GiraffeLens

GiraffeLens exists to close a gap we think is unfair. A full psychoeducational assessment costs $600 to $3,000 and often means months on a waitlist, yet the question most parents are really asking comes long before that: “should I be worried, and where?” We built a careful, honest screening that answers that first question for a fraction of the cost, in about an hour, at home.

We are an independent product, not a clinical service. We don't employ psychologists to assess your child, we don't diagnose, and we have no financial relationship with any assessment provider we might point you toward. Our aim is simple: be useful enough that you trust the report.

The screening covers cognitive assessment for children ages 5 to 17 and broader learning difficulties screening, including dyslexia screening and ADHD screening, all in plain language any parent can follow.

Every module measures the same abilities that the tests psychologists use worldwide measure. The four cognitive modules follow the WISC-V's core index structure (fluid reasoning, working memory, processing speed, verbal comprehension), organised by the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of cognitive abilities. The educational modules follow the achievement domains of the WIAT and Woodcock-Johnson batteries. The behavioural questionnaires are built around the DSM-5 symptom domains that clinical rating scales screen for, but the wording is entirely our own, because the clinical tests are copyrighted and restricted for good reason.

Scoring is deliberately cautious. We report ranges against age expectations, never IQ scores, standard scores, or percentiles. Those require normative samples and standardised one-on-one testing that no online tool can honestly claim. Where we trade detail for speed (the optional Quick Screen), we say so on the result itself.