Who Does The Assessment
Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD), Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Dr Lauren Crumlish assesses reading, spelling and the language skills underneath, and works with children with dyslexia. She is the only clinician, so the person you read about here is the person your child sees.
- PhD, The University of Queensland
- Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
- Online assessments, anywhere in Australia
Her Work On This Site
What Dr Lauren Assesses, And What She Does Not
A speech pathologist works with the sound and language skills that reading and spelling are built on. That is the ground a dyslexia assessment with Dr Lauren covers, and it has clear edges.
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What Dr Lauren assesses
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How a child reads: accuracy, speed and understanding
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Spelling and writing
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The sounds in words, sound memory and rapid naming
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Spoken language: understanding and using words and sentences
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What her assessment gives you
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Which skills are holding reading and spelling back, and how far
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What to work on next
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Whether a psychologist’s assessment is a sensible next step
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What sits with someone else
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A formal diagnosis of dyslexia: usually a psychologist
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Attention and ADHD: a paediatrician or psychologist
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Maths difficulties: a psychologist
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Handwriting mechanics and coordination: an occupational therapist
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A family who needs a formal diagnosis will also need a psychologist’s assessment, at that provider’s fee. The guide to who can diagnose dyslexia in Australia explains who does what.
Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD)
Qualifications
Dr Lauren Crumlish holds a PhD from The University of Queensland, where her thesis received a 2024 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses. She is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, the credential Speech Pathology Australia gives members who meet its standards for practice and continuing professional development.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Queensland (UQ)
- 2024 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses
- Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP)
- B.Biomed.Sc (Hons. 1) and MSpPathSt (Hons. 1)
What Her Research Is About
Dr Lauren’s doctoral research asked a practical question: when a child or teenager has trouble communicating after a traumatic brain injury, which outcomes matter most to the young person, their family and the clinicians who work with them? Her thesis and the papers from it are listed below under their published titles, with one earlier neuroscience paper.
That research is not about dyslexia or reading. It is listed here because it shows who Dr Lauren is and how she was trained. Her work with reading, spelling and dyslexia is clinical practice: assessing school-aged children and teenagers, and working with children with dyslexia.
How Dr Lauren Works
Assessments are online, by video, for school-aged children and teenagers up to 18, anywhere in Australia. Dr Lauren works with a small number of families and has limited availability. Families apply, and our team reviews each application. The assessment is $890 or $1,290, online, with Dr Lauren Crumlish and the fees are published in full. What she looks at is set out on the dyslexia assessment page.
Published Research
Published Research
Dr Lauren’s peer-reviewed research and her PhD thesis from The University of Queensland, under their published titles.
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American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology · 2025
Important Outcomes for Children and Adolescents With Cognitive-Communication Disorders After Traumatic Brain Injury: An International Multiperspective Consensus Study
Journal article
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The University of Queensland · 2024
The M.O.S.T-Project: meaningful outcomes for school-aged children and adolescents with cognitive-communication disorders from traumatic brain injuries
PhD thesis
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Brain Impairment · 2024
Barriers and facilitators to the assessment of cognitive-communication disorders in children and adolescents after traumatic brain injury: a survey of Australian clinical practice
Journal article
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Brain Injury · 2022
Exploring the measurement of pediatric cognitive-communication disorders in traumatic brain injury research: A scoping review
Journal article
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Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2018
Adar3 Is Involved in Learning and Memory in Mice
Journal article
Questions
Questions About Dr Lauren
Is Dr Lauren Crumlish a psychologist?
No. Dr Lauren Crumlish is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with a PhD from The University of Queensland. She assesses reading, spelling and the language skills underneath. A formal diagnosis of dyslexia is usually made by a psychologist.
Is Dr Lauren a medical doctor?
No. The title is for her PhD, a research doctorate from The University of Queensland. Dr Lauren is a speech pathologist, not a medical practitioner.
Is Dr Lauren’s research about dyslexia?
No. Her published research is on cognitive-communication disorders in children and adolescents after traumatic brain injury, plus one neuroscience paper. Her work with reading, spelling and dyslexia is clinical practice.
Who will my child see?
Dr Lauren. She is the only clinician and does every assessment herself, by video. Our team handles applications and administration.
Does Dr Lauren see children in person?
No. Dyslexia assessments with Dr Lauren are online only, for school-aged children and teenagers up to 18, anywhere in Australia.
Dyslexia Assessment With Dr Lauren
Apply Now
Dr Lauren works with a small number of families and has limited availability. Our team will review your application. A place cannot be guaranteed, and not every application receives an individual reply.
Apply Now- Online, Australia Wide
- Reading, Spelling And Language
- Children And Teenagers Up To 18
- $890 Or $1,290