Finding the best child psychologist Singapore has usually starts with a school suggesting an assessment, and the first thing most parents discover is the price. A full private ADHD or autism assessment runs S$1,800 to S$3,500, and that is before any therapy or support that follows.
What far fewer parents are told is that the same kind of psychoeducational assessment is available through Allkin Singapore, the social service agency formerly known as AMKFSC, at around S$70 a session with testing packages of roughly S$750 to S$1,120. There is also a subsidised public route via a polyclinic referral. The reports serve the same purpose. The difference is money and waiting time.
So this guide sets out what an assessment actually involves, what each route costs, and seven places that do this work. Nothing here is medical advice, no provider paid for a place, and I have said plainly where a price is a published figure and where it is a market range.
Key Takeaways
- 1 A full private ADHD or autism assessment in Singapore runs S$1,800 to S$3,500, covering intake, testing hours, scoring, the feedback session and the written report. It is one of the largest single costs most parents meet in this space.
- 2 The same kind of psychoeducational assessment is available through Allkin Singapore, formerly AMKFSC, at around S$70 a session with testing packages of roughly S$750 to S$1,120. That is a quarter to a half of private pricing for a report used for the same purpose.
- 3 There is also a subsidised public route: a polyclinic referral into a government hospital service. It costs far less again and the trade is waiting time, which can be substantial.
- 4 What you are buying is the report, not the appointment. It is what schools use to put accommodations in place, so ask for the turnaround time and a sample structure in writing before committing.
- 5 Ask who signs it. Assessments should be conducted and reports written by a registered clinical or educational psychologist, and until mandatory registration takes effect you verify that yourself on the Singapore Register of Psychologists.
What an assessment costs, and the three routes to one
Read this before you book anything, because the price range across routes is roughly fivefold for a broadly comparable report.
- Private: S$1,800 to S$3,500 for a full assessment. That normally covers an intake interview, several hours of standardised testing, scoring, a feedback session and a written report. It is the fastest route and the most expensive one, and it is what most search results will show you.
- Social service agency: around S$750 to S$1,120 for a testing package. Allkin Singapore runs a Psychological Services Unit offering psychoeducational assessments for ages 5 to 16 at about S$70 a session. The report is produced by qualified psychologists and is used for the same school and support purposes. This is the route almost nobody mentions.
- Public: a polyclinic referral into a government hospital service. Substantially subsidised for citizens and PRs, and the trade is the wait, which can run months. If there is no urgency, this is the cheapest route by a wide margin, and it is the one HealthHub will point you towards.
Three things worth asking whichever route you choose. What exactly is included, since some quotes cover the report and some treat it as an add-on. How long until the report arrives, because a school deadline is a real constraint and turnarounds vary from two weeks to two months. And who conducts and signs it, which should be a registered clinical or educational psychologist.
That last point matters more here than almost anywhere, because psychology is not yet a regulated profession in Singapore and the titles are not protected. Check the psychologist on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, which only admits practitioners with postgraduate applied psychology degrees. My guide to the best psychologists and therapists in Singapore explains the regulation gap and what is changing.
What the report is actually for
Parents often approach an assessment as a diagnosis, and the diagnosis is genuinely the smaller part of what you receive. The document is the point.
A psychoeducational assessment for a child aged roughly 3 to 18 can establish school readiness, identify giftedness, characterise a specific learning difference such as dyslexia, and support or rule out diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. What comes out is a written report with standardised scores, an interpretation and a set of recommendations.
Schools use that report to put accommodations in place, extra time in examinations, seating, adjusted homework loads, learning support. That is the practical return on S$1,800 or S$900, and it is why the turnaround time and the clarity of the recommendations matter as much as the assessor.
It follows that a cheaper report from a qualified psychologist is not a worse instrument, provided it is thorough and the recommendations are usable. Ask to see the structure of a sample report with the identifying details removed. Any established service will show you one.
How the best child psychologists in Singapore compare
| Provider | Type | Assessment cost | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allkin Singapore | Social service agency | About S$70 a session, packages S$750 to S$1,120 | The same report at a fraction of private pricing |
| Psych Connect | Private clinic | On enquiry, four figures | Assessment across the lifespan, plus neuropsych testing |
| Think Kids | Private, child specialist | On enquiry | Autism and ADHD assessment specifically |
| Annabelle Kids | Private, child specialist | On enquiry | Child IQ and neurodevelopmental assessment |
| Redwood Psychology | Private, educational | On enquiry | Educational psychology and school-facing reports |
| Benjamin PTS | Private clinic | On enquiry | Broad psychological assessment |
| Intellect Clinic | Private clinic | On enquiry | ADHD, autism and IQ assessment with clear packaging |
1. Allkin Singapore: the route that costs a quarter of private
Allkin Singapore runs a Psychological Services Unit providing psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents aged 5 to 16, at around S$70 a session with testing packages of roughly S$750 to S$1,120. Against S$1,800 to S$3,500 privately, that is the single most useful thing in this guide.
It is a social service agency rather than a private clinic, and it was known as AMKFSC Community Services until it rebranded to Allkin, which is why a lot of older guidance and directory listings still carry the old name. If you have been given a recommendation for AMKFSC, this is the same organisation.
The trade is the same as with any subsidised service: less choice over timing and assessor, and demand that can exceed capacity. What you are not giving up is the qualification of the psychologist or the usability of the report. If cost is the reason an assessment has not happened, call here before concluding it is out of reach.
Website: allkin.org.sg
Cost: About S$70 a session, testing packages roughly S$750 to S$1,120
Ages: 5 to 16
Formerly: AMKFSC Community Services
Best for: A qualified psychoeducational assessment without private pricing
2. Psych Connect: assessment across the lifespan
Psych Connect covers psychological and diagnostic assessment across the lifespan, with neuropsychological testing, speech assessment and art therapy alongside child development work. The breadth is the argument: a family that starts with a child assessment and later needs something for a parent or an older sibling does not have to start over somewhere new.
It offers both in-person appointments and secure online sessions, which is a practical benefit when assessment involves several appointments across weeks and school hours are immovable.
Assessment pricing is on enquiry and will be four figures. Ask for the full cost including the report, the number of sessions and the turnaround, all in writing, before committing. That is standard practice and any good clinic will provide it.
Website: psychconnect.sg
Offers: Diagnostic and neuropsychological assessment, speech assessment, art therapy
Format: In-person and secure online
Cost: On enquiry, expect four figures for a full assessment
Best for: Families who may need more than one kind of assessment
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3. Think Kids: autism and ADHD assessment specifically
Think Kids works specifically on autism and ADHD assessment for children, and that focus is the reason to consider it over a general practice. These two assessments have their own instruments, their own observation protocols and their own diagnostic thresholds, and a service that does them constantly is quicker to spot the presentations that sit at the edges.
Specialisation matters most where the picture is unclear. A child who is obviously struggling gets a similar answer anywhere. A bright child masking difficulties, or a girl presenting differently from the textbook ADHD profile, is where an assessor's volume of experience changes the outcome.
Ask directly which instruments they use and whether school observation or teacher input forms part of it, since assessments that draw only on a clinic room and a parent interview are working with less.
Website: think-kids.com
Focus: Autism and ADHD assessment for children
Cost: On enquiry
Ask about: Which instruments are used, and whether school input is included
Best for: Unclear or atypical presentations
4. Annabelle Kids: child IQ and neurodevelopmental assessment
Annabelle Kids is the children's arm of Annabelle Psychology and covers child IQ and neurodevelopmental assessment. The connection to the parent practice is useful in a specific way: where an assessment identifies something that needs ongoing therapeutic work, the handover happens inside one organisation rather than starting again elsewhere.
IQ assessment is worth understanding as its own thing. Schools sometimes request it for giftedness identification or for placement decisions, and it answers a narrower question than a full psychoeducational assessment. If a school has asked for something specific, get the exact wording from them before booking, because paying for a broader assessment than required is a common and expensive mistake.
The parent practice publishes its therapy fees at S$180 to S$230 an hour, which gives some indication of where this sits in the market, though assessment is priced separately and on a different basis.
Website: annabellekids.com
Offers: Child IQ and neurodevelopmental assessment
Related: The Annabelle Psychology practice, therapy at S$180 to S$230 an hour
Best for: Assessment where ongoing therapy may follow
Tip: Get the school's exact wording before booking, to avoid over-buying
5. Redwood Psychology: educational psychology and school-facing reports
Redwood Psychology works in educational psychology, which is the subdiscipline built specifically around learning, schooling and the classroom rather than clinical mental health. For a referral that has come from a teacher rather than a doctor, that is often the better-matched profession.
Psychoeducational assessment is its core work, covering school readiness, giftedness, learning differences and support for special education access. The reports are written to be used by schools, which sounds obvious and is not: a clinically excellent report that a school cannot act on has not solved the problem you brought.
Educational psychology is one of the five subdisciplines named in the incoming mandatory registration framework, so an educational psychologist you engage now will be subject to statutory registration once it takes effect.
Website: redwoodpsy.com
Discipline: Educational psychology
Covers: School readiness, giftedness, learning differences, special education support
Best for: Referrals that came from a school rather than a doctor
6. Benjamin PTS: broad psychological assessment
Benjamin PTS provides psychological assessment across autism, ADHD and related areas, and is the generalist option on this list in the useful sense: a practice that will assess what is in front of it rather than routing you towards a specialism it happens to sell.
That matters when the presenting concern is vague. A great many referrals begin as a teacher noticing a child is not keeping up, which could be a learning difference, an attention difficulty, an anxiety problem, a hearing issue or none of those. A broad assessment is the right starting instrument for an unclear question.
Cost is on enquiry. As everywhere on this list, ask what is included, how many sessions, and how long the report takes, and check the assessing psychologist on the SRP register.
Website: benjaminpts.com
Covers: Autism, ADHD and broader psychological assessment
Cost: On enquiry
Best for: An unclear presenting concern that needs scoping first
7. Intellect Clinic: clearly packaged ADHD, autism and IQ assessment
Intellect Clinic sets out its psychological assessments as defined products, ADHD, autism, IQ, rather than as a consultation that leads somewhere. For parents who find this whole process opaque, and most do, being able to see what an assessment is before making contact is genuinely valuable.
It states that assessments are conducted by registered clinical psychologists using validated tools and that reports are written by clinical psychologists, which is the correct claim to make and one worth confirming against the SRP register for the individual you are assigned.
This is a private clinic at private pricing, so expect the S$1,800 to S$3,500 band rather than the agency band. What you are buying at that price is speed and scheduling control, which for a family facing a school deadline is sometimes exactly the right purchase.
Website: clinic.intellect.co
Covers: ADHD, autism and IQ assessment
Conducted by: Registered clinical psychologists, using validated instruments
Cost: Private banding, expect four figures
Best for: Speed and scheduling control against a school deadline
How much does an ADHD or autism assessment cost in Singapore?
A full private ADHD or autism assessment in Singapore costs S$1,800 to S$3,500, covering intake, several hours of standardised testing, scoring, a feedback session and a written report. Allkin Singapore, a social service agency, offers psychoeducational assessment for ages 5 to 16 at about S$70 a session with testing packages of roughly S$750 to S$1,120. A subsidised public route exists through a polyclinic referral into a government hospital service.
| Route | Cost | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Public, via polyclinic referral | Subsidised, lowest cost | Waiting time, which can run months |
| Allkin Singapore | About S$750 to S$1,120 a package | Less choice of timing and assessor |
| Private clinic | S$1,800 to S$3,500 | Cost, in exchange for speed and control |
Whichever route you take, confirm in writing what the quoted figure includes. The most common unpleasant surprise is discovering the written report is billed separately from the testing sessions, which turns a quoted number into a considerably larger one.
Is there subsidised child psychological assessment in Singapore?
Yes. Allkin Singapore, formerly AMKFSC Community Services, runs a Psychological Services Unit offering psychoeducational assessments for children aged 5 to 16 at around S$70 a session, with full testing packages of roughly S$750 to S$1,120. There is also a subsidised public route through a polyclinic referral into a government hospital child development or psychological service, which costs less again but involves a longer wait.
Both routes produce reports written by qualified psychologists and used for the same purposes, including school accommodations. The differences are waiting time and how much choice you have over scheduling and assessor, rather than whether the report will be accepted.
What does a psychoeducational assessment actually include?
A psychoeducational assessment for a child aged roughly 3 to 18 typically includes an intake interview with parents, several hours of standardised testing with the child, scoring and interpretation, a feedback session and a written report. It can establish school readiness, identify giftedness, characterise learning differences such as dyslexia, and support or rule out diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.
The report is the deliverable and is what schools use to put accommodations in place, such as extra examination time, adjusted workloads or learning support. Ask before booking how long the report takes, whether it is included in the quoted price, and whether teacher input or school observation forms part of the assessment, since an assessment drawing only on a clinic room and a parent interview is working with less information.
My verdict on child psychologists in Singapore
Before choosing a provider, choose a route, because the price difference across routes is far larger than the difference between any two clinics. If there is no hard deadline, ask your polyclinic about a referral. If cost is the constraint, call Allkin Singapore, where a testing package runs roughly S$750 to S$1,120 rather than S$1,800 to S$3,500, and the report does the same job.
If you need speed and control, go private, and pick for fit. Think Kids if the question is specifically autism or ADHD and the presentation is unclear. Redwood if the referral came from a school, since educational psychology is built for exactly that. Psych Connect if the family may need more than one assessment over time. Intellect if you want the scope defined before you make contact.
Three questions on every call, and they are the same three regardless of price. What is included, and is the written report inside that figure. How long until the report arrives. And who conducts and signs it, checked against the Singapore Register of Psychologists. Psychology is not yet a regulated profession here, so that last check is yours to make until the incoming framework takes effect.
One last note. The lowest-cost route in this guide belongs to an organisation that changed its name in a rebrand, which means a good deal of the advice still circulating points parents at a name that no longer exists. In a field where families are searching at midnight and comparing four-figure quotes, that kind of gap has a real cost. If it is your organisation the internet keeps describing incorrectly, that is fixable. Take a look at my web design services in Singapore, or get a quote and I will tell you honestly what would move the needle.
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