Every way to answer “does my child have a learning problem?”
We did the research so you don't have to. The choices fall at two ends: free checklists that measure nothing, and clinical assessments from $950. In between sit single-domain tools, dyslexia or cognition or ADHD, each answering only the question you happened to ask. GiraffeLens fills the gap: one psychoeducational screening that measures all three domains, for under $100.
| Option | Published price* | Ages | Cognitive | Academic | Behavioural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GiraffeLens Eleven age-adapted modules across all three domains, with an instant PDF report covering strengths, needs, recommendations and next steps for your country. It also offers two things no competitor here does: an optional teacher questionnaire (the second view clinicians look for) and re-screening tracked over time. | Free during launch · under $100 | 5-17 | |||
Free symptom checklists (ADDitude, Understood.org, IDA/BDA) Questionnaires and observation guides only, nothing is measured by the child performing tasks. Useful conversation starters; most free developmental tools (CDC, ASQ) stop at age 5. | Free | Varies | |||
Nessy Dyslexia Quest A respected game-based dyslexia risk screener (memory, phonological skills, processing speed). Dyslexia only: no maths, no attention, and no report beyond risk by skill. | ≈US$20-25/yr | 5-16 | |||
CogniFit / MentalUP Brain-training subscriptions that present game scores as cognitive profiles. Built to sell ongoing training, not to answer a screening question and stop. | ≈US$20/mo · US$36/yr subscriptions | 4+ | |||
Let's Go Learn (DORA / ADAM) Solid, normed academic tests in reading or maths, one subject per test, using US grade levels. No cognitive tasks, no behavioural context, and no guidance outside the US. | US$25 per test | K-12 | |||
Talamo The closest single competitor: a solid UK at-home screener covering reasoning, memory, processing speed, reading and spelling. Focused on dyslexia, with no behavioural questionnaire, nothing under age 7, and UK-focused guidance. | £69 one-off | 7-16 | |||
Gibson Test (LearningRx) A cognitive-skills test (plus one decoding subtest) whose results meeting leads into brain-training programs that others report cost US$2,500-$10,000+. The test is the first step into that sales path. | US$149-$299 | 5+ | |||
Mindprint Learning A solid cognitive assessment built on a university test set, with a toolbox of learning strategies. No reading or maths achievement modules, no behavioural questionnaires, nothing below age 8, and US-only norms and guidance. | US$199 one-off | 8-21 | |||
ADHD telehealth assessments (ADHD Online, AU/UK clinics) A real clinical opinion, but only for one condition, and you pay whether or not ADHD was ever the right question. No wider learning profile. | US$199 · AU$675-$1,150 · £995+ | 6+ | |||
Full psychoeducational assessment (psychologist) The gold standard: a one-on-one WISC-V/WIAT with a diagnostic report that opens the door to formal support. Nothing replaces it when it's needed; GiraffeLens's job is to tell you whether it's needed. | AU$950-$3,000 · US$2,000-$6,000 · £650-$1,600 | All |
* Prices as published on providers' own websites and major directories, June 2026, and may have changed; ranges reflect regional variation. Trademarks belong to their owners; no affiliation or endorsement implied. = partial coverage of the domain.
Free tools stop where school starts
The best free developmental tools, the CDC milestone app, the ASQ, end at age five. From the moment learning problems actually show up in a classroom, the free options are symptom checklists that measure nothing. GiraffeLens covers ages 5-17 with tasks your child actually performs.
Single-domain tools answer the wrong question
A dyslexia screener can't see attention. An ADHD assessment can't see reading. But a struggling eight-year-old doesn't come with a label, and slow reading can come from phonics, working memory, processing speed or attention. Screening all three domains at once is the only way to find out which question to ask.
No funnel into expensive programs
Several assessment products exist to sell what comes next: brain-training packages, therapy subscriptions, tutoring. GiraffeLens sells the screening and ends with honest guidance, including “no concerns, you don't need to spend more.”
The complete picture, in about an hour
Free during launch. All three domains, eleven age-adapted modules, instant PDF report.
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