For parents · formal assessment
Find a formal gifted assessment
A parent check can point the way. Only an individual test by a licensed psychologist, or your country's official school process, can identify giftedness.
Listed providers pay Geniuses Club a flat listing fee. We receive no payment per assessment or referral, and listing is not a recommendation.
What a formal assessment is
An individual intelligence test given one to one by a licensed psychologist, usually in one or two sessions, followed by a written report. The most widely used tests are below. A good assessment also looks at school, development and wellbeing, not only a score.
Before you book, check the psychologist's licence in the national register, and ask what the report includes and what it costs.
- WISC-Vages 6–16
- WPPSI-IVages 2½–7
- Stanford-Binet 5from age 2
Providers and services
Listings: 12- Association
APA Psychologist Locator
United States
The American Psychological Association's directory of psychologists, searchable by name or state. Check the psychologist's state licence and ask about experience with gifted assessment.
- Languages
- English
- Association
NAGC – National Association for Gifted Children
United States
National association for gifted education. Its guide explains the individual intelligence and achievement tests used to identify giftedness, such as the WISC, Stanford-Binet and Woodcock-Johnson, and notes that tests should always be given by trained professionals.
- Languages
- English
- Public service
HCPC – Check the Register
United Kingdom
The UK regulator's public register: check that a practitioner psychologist is registered before you book an assessment.
- Languages
- English
- Association
British Psychological Society – Directory of Chartered Psychologists
United Kingdom
Find a chartered psychologist offering services to the public, filtered by specialism and clientele. The BPS does not endorse individual members, so check qualifications and experience.
- Languages
- English
- Association
Potential Plus UK
United Kingdom
UK charity for children with high learning potential (formerly the National Association for Gifted Children). High Learning Potential Assessments with a trained assessor: Plus (ages 5–17, in person, £695 + VAT) and Lite (ages 7–17, in person or online, £385 + VAT), for Family Plus members.
- Tests
- Other tests
- Ages
- 5–17 years
- Price
- £385–£695 · Plus VAT; Family Plus membership required
- Languages
- English
- Phone
- 01908 646433
- Public service
Conselho Federal de Psicologia – Cadastro Nacional
Brazil
The Federal Council of Psychology's national register of psychologists: check that a psychologist is registered before you book an assessment.
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Association
DGhK – Deutsche Gesellschaft für das hochbegabte Kind e. V.
Germany
Nationwide association for gifted children with 14 regional associations. Advice for parents without obligation, and information on how giftedness is formally established.
- Languages
- German
- Association
ANPEIP – Association nationale pour les enfants intellectuellement précoces
France
National association founded in Nice in 1971, with regional associations. Support for parents and information on the assessment (bilan) that confirms high potential.
- Languages
- French
- Public service
משרד החינוך – האגף למחוננים ולמצטיינים
Israel
The Ministry of Education's national identification tests for gifted and outstanding programmes: stage A at school in grade 2 (grade 3 in Arab, Druze, Bedouin and Circassian schools), then stage B for about 15% of pupils. Information and requests in the parents' portal.
- Languages
- Hebrew, Arabic
- Phone
- *6552 · 073-3983960
- Public service
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses – pesquisa de membros
Portugal
The Order's public register: check by professional name or licence (cédula) number that a psychologist is registered before you book an assessment.
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Association
ANEIS – Associação Nacional para o Estudo e Intervenção na Sobredotação
Braga · Portugal
National giftedness association since 1998: support for gifted children, young people and families, and enrichment programmes. Based in Braga, with branches in Porto/Gondomar, Lisbon, Coimbra, Viseu and Évora.
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Association
APCS – Associação Portuguesa de Crianças Sobredotadas
Porto · Lisboa · Portugal
Association for gifted children and young people. Assessment consultations in psychology and in psycho-pedagogy in Porto and Lisbon, with identification and follow-up of each case.
- Languages
- Portuguese
Official routes by country
Ask your child's school how it identifies and supports high ability. A licensed psychologist can give an individual intelligence test, such as the WISC-V (ages 6–16) or the WPPSI-IV (ages 2½–7).
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This is a guide for parents, not a diagnosis. Only a qualified psychologist or your school's official process can identify giftedness.