Capability Path
Assessment
This assessment helps you see where your child is developing, what may be limiting progress, and what to focus on next.
Who are you assessing?
Area 1 of 4
BODY
The Ability To Regulate & Care
Choose the statement that feels most true.
1. Everything depends on me.
I regularly help my child manage emotions, routines, recovery, self-care, or daily functioning.
2. Small problems become big problems.
Emotions, routines, energy, or self-care break down easily and often require support.
3. Some days are great. Some days are not.
My child can manage themselves independently at times, but it is not yet reliable.
4. Most days go pretty smoothly.
My child generally manages routines, emotions, transitions, and self-care without much help.
5. They bounce back quickly.
Challenges happen, but my child adapts, recovers, and stays relatively steady.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Area 2 of 4
WILL
The Ability To Act
Choose the statement that feels most true.
1. Nothing gets started without me.
I regularly help my child begin, continue, or complete tasks and responsibilities.
2. They stop as soon as things get hard.
Resistance, delay, quitting, or avoidance happen frequently when effort is required.
3. I know they can do it, but it isn't consistent yet.
My child sometimes follows through independently but still needs reminders or encouragement.
4. I can usually trust it will get done.
My child generally starts, stays with, and finishes responsibilities without prompting.
5. They follow through even when they don't feel like it.
My child stays with tasks even when they are difficult, boring, or frustrating.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Area 3 of 4
MIND
The Ability To Think & Learn
Choose the statement that feels most true.
1. Learning takes a lot of support.
I regularly help my child focus, understand, think through problems, or stay engaged.
2. Thinking becomes frustrating quickly.
My child becomes overwhelmed, distracted, or mentally overloaded when challenged.
3. Sometimes they can do it alone. Sometimes they can't.
Thinking and learning are developing but still depend on support and structure.
4. They usually figure things out.
My child learns, solves problems, and thinks independently in familiar situations.
5. They adapt when things are unfamiliar.
My child learns, thinks, and solves problems effectively in new situations.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Area 4 of 4
DIRECTION
The Ability To Self-Direct
Choose the statement that feels most true.
1. They wait for me to tell them.
I regularly help my child make decisions, take responsibility, or use freedom wisely.
2. Responsibility creates conflict.
Avoidance, blame, pushback, or dependence appear frequently when responsibility is expected.
3. Ownership is starting to show up.
My child sometimes acts responsibly and independently but still needs reminders and supervision.
4. They usually handle what belongs to them.
My child takes responsibility and manages daily expectations without supervision.
5. They do the right thing even when nobody is watching.
My child consistently shows ownership, initiative, and self-direction.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Parent Pattern
When your child is struggling, what is your first instinct?
Teach more.
Maybe they don't understand yet.
Push more.
Maybe they need firmer expectations.
Remind more.
Maybe they forgot or got distracted.
Help more.
Maybe they aren't ready yet.
Observe more.
Maybe something deeper is limiting development.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Observation
When the day starts going poorly, what is usually the first sign?
Choose the statement that feels most true.
Small things become big reactions.
Things stop getting done.
Learning becomes harder.
Responsibility disappears.
Please choose one answer before continuing.
Parent Focus
What feels most important to fix right now?
School feels harder than it should.
Our days feel chaotic.
Nothing gets finished.
I have to remind my child constantly.
My child depends on me too much.
Please choose one answer before seeing results.
Capability Path