Our Approach
We believe in developing partnerships with the families and children we meet and we embark on the evaluation process together, taking the time to listen to your concerns. An evaluation process will always involve both meeting with the parents and evaluating your child individually. We also take into consideration how the child is doing at daycare or school, as well as information obtained from other professionals.
Our Goal
Evaluating a child is a responsibility we take very seriously. We are dedicated to providing an unparalleled service following the Best Practices Guidelines in terms of ASD evaluations and keeping up to date with the latest and most reliable tools.
Psychologists
Anne-Marie Ghosn
Anne-Marie Ghosn graduated in clinical psychology and psychopathology in 2000, and became a member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec in 2002. She started working as a special educator with children and adults with autism and developmental disabilities in 1998, and has since then specialized in these fields. Her professional experience includes work in the public sector as a psychologist and manager (CRDI-TED, CSDM).
She started private practice in 2006 providing evaluations and therapies for children. Since 2011, her practice has almost exclusively been focused on providing autism diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents and adults. Mrs Ghosn has received specific training in the use of evaluation tools such as the ADI-R, ADOS and ADOS-2, by certified trainers.
Her interests also include working with young children using play therapy, anxiety management programs for children, as well as performing evaluations for early school entry (school derogations).
She works in French and English, and has some basic knowledge of Arabic.
Sabrina Rangel
Sabrina Rangel has been a member of the Order of Psychologists of Quebec since 2008. She completed her studies in clinical psychology in Switzerland in 2006 and has worked in autism and developmental disabilities since 2004, initially as an ABA therapist.
Mrs. Rangel received specific training in the ADI-R and ADOS as well as the ADOS-2 diagnostic tools by certified trainers in order to complete autism diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents and adults. She is also trained in the usage of various psychological evaluations for developmental and cognitive abilities. She has worked at a CRDI in Montreal since 2007 and has developed a deep-rooted understanding of the public health services and school systems in Quebec.
Her interests include early intervention, particularly Verbal Behavior and peer observational learning as well as TEACCH strategies. She considers that children with autism and developmental disabilities can progress even more when parents are actively involved in helping their children reach their educational and functional goals.
She speaks English, French and Spanish.
Be a careful observer. Observe what attracts the child [...] and what bothers him.- Temple Grandin
Other Professionals
Vanessa Choukroun
Vanessa Choukroun graduated from the Université de Montréal in Psychoeducation in 2003 and has been a member of the Order of Psychoeducators of Quebec since 2011.
She has developed an expertise in the local health and social services network (CLSC) since 2008, as a psychoeducator in child and family services and later in the ID-ASD team. Vanessa had the opportunity to provide support for families in various psychosocial situations, to maximize the full developmental potential of her multi-age and multi-cultural clientele, to animate stimulation groups (development of communication precursors in non-verbal children with ASD; psychomotor stimulation). This experience allowed her to develop the know-how to support families when one of their member is given a diagnostic, and to orient them towards the appropriate resources.
Vanessa has participated in trainings such as PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), TEACCH (Treatement and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children), the specialized use of iPads, anti-bullying programs in ASD, and she is certified to use diagnostic tools such as the ADOS-2 and ADI-R.
Vanessa fully believes in the potential to adapt that persons with ASD have and to the neurodiversity movement. She firmly believes that her expertise, combined with that of other partners involved, can contribute to enhance the quality of life of her clients. She adheres to the idea that it takes a village to raise a child.
Vanessa works in French and English.