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Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit

We draw on our extensive research to assess and support children who are experiencing emotional, cognitive and behavioural problems.

Information for parents and teachers about referring a child.

News

Social and Emotional

Cardiff Emotion Recognition Training now available in Welsh

2 October 2024

In order to help young children and adolescents with emotion recognition, we developed the CERT, the Cardiff Emotion Recognition Training, a computerised training programme that teaches children to recognise the basic emotions of fear, happiness, sadness and anger.

Child undertaking an assessment at the Neurodevelopment Assessment Unit

New research about children with Special Guardianship Orders

14 August 2024

Are you a Special Guardian of a child aged 4 to 7? Find out more about how you can take part in research looking into the experiences of families with Special Guardianship Orders.

ADHD logo from NCMH

Volunteers needed for ADHD study

13 October 2023

A new qualitative research study of ADHD in girls and young women launched at Cardiff University.

Our research investigates and addresses the needs of children who show emotional, cognitive, or behavioural difficulties and problems.

Our assessments explore your child’s skills with attention, memory, language and emotion recognition.

We are based in the Centre for Human Developmental Science at the School of Psychology, and we investigate the emotional, cognitive and social processes involved in developmental problems in children.

If you would like to refer your child to the NDAU, you will first need to discuss this with their school.