All Berengarra School students require specialist support to meet the diverse social and emotional challenges with which they present. While a formal diagnosis is not mandatory to access Berengarra School, students commonly present with a variety of mental health disorders and/or learning disabilities including:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oppositional-Defiance Disorder (ODD)- Conduct Disorder
- Depressive disorders
- Eating disorders
- Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
- Developmental trauma
- Bipolar Disorder
- Specific Learning Disabilities (e.g. Dyslexia, Dysgraphia)
- Language disorders
Additionally, Berengarra School students will also present with one or more of the following:
Difficulties engaging in learning that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory or health factors- Difficulties building and/or maintaining functional relationships with peers and staff
- Behaviours that can be challenging within a school setting
- High levels of anxiety particularly related to the school environment, for example, social anxiety or anxiety around learning
- Persistent and pervasively low mood, sense of unhappiness or depression
- Periods of disengagement from school or issues with school attendance/school refusal
Note: Berengarra School students all have a Full-Scale IQ of 80 or above.