Finding the right assessment
Understanding how your child's brain works changes everything. Our neuropsychological assessments take a deep, holistic look at how your child learns, behaves, and connects with the world around them. Culturally informed and individually tailored, each evaluation uncovers their natural strengths alongside areas where they may need support providing a clear, actionable roadmap so you always know the next best step for your child's success.
What is a Neuropsychological evaluation?
Areas evaluated include the following:
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General cognitive functioning
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Academic skills
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Attention & concentration
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Executive functions (e.g., planning, organization, problem-solving)
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Language skills
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Visual and verbal memory
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Visual-spatial organization
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Processing speed
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Motor coordination
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Social skills
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Adaptive funcitoning
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Emotional and behavioral functioning
What are some conditions that you screen for?
The evaluation process is diagnostic. The importance of determining a diagnosis is not to confine your child into a box. However, finding an effective and evidence based treatment is contingent on an accurate diagnosis. We assess for the following conditions & more:
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Social Communication Disorders
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Specific Learning Disorders
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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Psychiatric concerns (e.g., depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder)
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Intellectual Disability
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Sports Related Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Comprehensive Evaluation
What does testing entail:
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Includes an assessment of:
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cognitive functioning
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learning/academic skills
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attention (visual and auditory)
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learning and memory (visual and auditory)
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social and emotional functioning
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visual spatial
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language
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sensory and fine motor skills
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Intake/clinical interview with caregivers
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Two days of direct testing (4-8 hours).
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Standardized questionnaires
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Conversations with: teacher and/or therapist
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A review of records
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A feedback summary and full report
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Feedback appointment(s) (when we go over the results)
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Follow up on specific dates (i.e., 1, 3, and/or 6 months)
Photos of the testing office
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