Psychological & Educational Consultancy Services (PECS) was established by Dr Shane Langsford in Subiaco in 1999 and has grown from being a single practitioner practice to now comprising seven staff who, under Dr Langsford’s continued guidance, conduct child and adult assessments for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Specific Learning Disorder (SLD: aka Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia), and Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD).

Dr Langsford’s qualifications include a PhD in Educational Psychology, a Bachelor of Education with First Class Honours (BEdHons1), and a Bachelor of Psychology. Completed within the BEdHons1 was a Postgraduate Diploma of Education majoring in School Psychology.

Dr Langsford is fully registered with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) and the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA); and is a Full Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Australian Association of Psychologists (AAPi), Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA), ADHD Australia, School Psychologist’s Association of Western Australia (SPAWA) and the WA Autism Diagnosticians’ Forum (WAADF).

Dr Langsford is also an APS College of Educational & Developmental Psychologists Full Academic Member. To be awarded Full Academic Member status, an individual has to have completed a PhD in psychology, have at least two years’ experience as a researcher or educator in psychology in the College specific area of practice, and have published a notable body of relevant research in the College-specific area of practice.

Dr Langsford is a registered NDIS provider.

Dr Langsford has conducted more than 9000 assessments over the past 23 years.

Dr Langsford, or one of the other Fully registered Psychologists, is personally involved with every assessment and/or report at PECS, thus ensuring that every child, adolescent or adult attending PECS is guaranteed of benefiting from the involvement of a highly qualified and experienced Registered Psychologist.

The two most common assessments conducted at PECS are tests for ADD / ADHD and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD).

Other common tests/assessments conducted at PECS are:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Dyscalculia
• Dysgraphia
• Dyslexia
• IQ
• Neuropsychological Assessments
• Intellectual Developmental Disorder

PECS ensures that the consequent report is completed within 10 working days from the assessment.

The cost of PECS’ assessments are in the mid-range of what is being charged within the profession and are provided at set fees to ensure no surprises. In addition, there are also private health and Medicare rebates available, if applicable.

Due to increasing waiting times to see a medical specialist, many paediatricians, psychiatrists and general practitioners are now requesting that an assessment is completed by PECS prior to the patient seeing the specialist for the first time. PECS’ comprehensive range of neuropsychology testing options in Perth allow these medical specialists to have a wealth of information at their fingertips at that first appointment.

Over the past 20 years, PECS has had the pleasure of conducting hundreds of assessments for people that come from rural and remote locations throughout Western Australia such as Broome, Derby and Kununurra in the north; all the way down to Augusta, Albany, and Esperance in the south. Many of the staff at PECS were brought up in the country with Dr Langsford being born in Quairading and growing up in Gidgegannup, and other members of staff originating from Busselton, Toodyay and York.

To further support our rural and remote clients, Dr Langsford has negotiated significantly discounted nightly rates at a number of hotels and apartments proximal to the office in Subiaco, including the Vibe Hotel Subiaco which is only a 3 minute walk from the office and provides overnight parking. Please contact PECS Reception on (08) 9388 8044 for further details relating to discounted accommodation.

Dr Langsford’s extensive knowledge and understanding of a large number of psychological and educational disorders led to the creation of the award-winning PsychProfiler, which is oriented to the DSM-5-TR and has been the most widely used Australian global psychiatric/psychological/educational assessment tool since 2004. For more information, see the Global Screening page.

Dr Langsford’s appointments

In 2015, Dr Langsford was personally selected from a shortlist by the then Federal Minister of Health (the Hon Sussan Ley) to be part of the 13-member Mental Health Expert Reference Group (MHERG) in Canberra. The group was formed to provide advice to the Commonwealth Department of Health in relation to the government’s response to the National Review of Mental Health Programmes and Services. Dr Langsford was the only practising psychologist in Australia appointed to the group, and the only member in the group from Western Australia.

With regards to ADHD, Dr Langsford has conducted over 2500 ADHD assessments for various psychiatrists and paediatricians in Perth, as well as for schools and the general public. In 2014, he was asked to be on the National Shire ADHD Expert Panel for the “A Snapshot of ADHD: A Consumer and Community Discussion” talk. In April 2018, he was the only psychologist from Australia participating in the ADHD Institute’s “Meeting of the Minds” forum in Madrid. This invitation-only meeting “provided a forum for ADHD scientists and clinicians to discuss the latest scientific evidence and share best practice in the management of ADHD”. Dr Langsford was once again the only Psychologist from Australia invited to the 2019 Forum in Munich (Germany), the 2020 Forum in Stockholm (Sweden), and after a conference hiatus due to COVID, has been invited to the 2023 Forum in Berlin (Germany). www.adhd-institute.com

Dr Langsford has been a Member of the AFL Players’ Association Network of Practitioners since 2020. This Network is coordinated by the AFLPA Mental Health & Wellbeing Team and involves the provision of psychological services to past and present AFL players and their families.

Example of the breadth of assessments conducted at PECS

Anxiety Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD-Inattentive) Autism Spectrum Disorder Communication Disorders/Language Disorders Depression Dyscalculia (mathematics disorder) Dysgraphia (written expression disorder) Dyslexia (reading disorder) Intellectual Developmental Disorder NAPLAN results confirmation Neuropsychological evaluations Reasonable Accommodations, Equitable Access Adjustments, Special Examination Arrangements Specific Learning Disorders/Learning Disabilities Strengths and weaknesses identification