Specialties & Experience
General Specialties:
Disability Assessment
Specialty Focus:
Education:
• Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (AQF Level 9) Interdisciplinary studies with streams in Allied Health, Autism, Special Education and Social Work. • Additional Professional Development and Continuing Education in: - Functional Capacity Assessment - Disability and Psychosocial Assessment - Autism Assessment and Intervention - Mental Health Assessment - Rehabilitation and Recovery Practice - Medico-Legal and Expert Witness Practice - Capacity and Decision-Making Assessment • ADOS-2 Clinical Training and Certification Western Psychological Services (WPS) Professional development is maintained through ongoing continuing education, professional supervision, peer consultation and contemporary evidence-based practice.
Years in Practice:
4
Number of cases in the last 4 years:
163
Additional Information
Ms Reading specialises in the assessment of functional impairment, disability-related support needs, psychosocial functioning, community participation, parenting capacity, educational participation, and complex support requirements. Her practice encompasses children, adolescents, adults and older persons presenting with a broad range of disabilities and mental health conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, ADHD, acquired and neurological conditions, psychosocial disability, complex trauma, and co-occurring presentations.
Ms Reading has substantial experience undertaking comprehensive Functional Capacity Assessments, Supported Independent Living (SIL) assessments, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) assessments, parenting capacity assessments, mental health assessments, school participation assessments, rehabilitation and recovery assessments, and complex psychosocial evaluations. She regularly conducts detailed reviews of extensive historical material, collateral information, clinical records and multidisciplinary evidence to formulate independent opinions regarding functional performance, support needs, risk and prognosis.
Her medico-legal practice includes the preparation of independent expert reports for legal representatives, tribunals, government agencies and private parties. Areas of expertise include disability and functional impairment, capacity and decision-making, psychosocial functioning, parenting and protective capacity, rehabilitation, educational participation, and the functional impact of disability across home, community, educational and vocational environments.
Ms Reading's approach is evidence-based, impartial and grounded in contemporary biopsychosocial and functional assessment frameworks. All opinions are provided independently and in accordance with the expert witness obligations owed to the Court and Tribunal.
Areas of Expertise:
• Functional Capacity Assessment (Children and Adults)
• Disability and Psychosocial Disability Assessment
• Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Intellectual Disability
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Functioning
• Parenting Capacity and Protective Capacity Assessment
• Capacity and Decision-Making Assessments
• Rehabilitation and Recovery Assessment
• Educational Participation and School Refusal
• Activities of Daily Living and Community Participation
• Care and Support Needs Assessment
• Risk Assessment and Functional Prognosis
• NDIS-Related Functional Evidence and Support Needs Assessment
• Medico-Legal Record Review and Independent Expert Reporting
Services are available nationally via telehealth, with in-person assessment capacity available by arrangement.