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The Evaluation Process

A comprehensive evaluation gives you a deep understanding of your child’s learning and behavior through assessment of intellectual ability, academic achievement and social-emotional development. All evaluations are tailored to answer your specific questions, with neuropsychological and personality assessments administered as needed.

The Process:

  • An Initial Consultation to discuss medical, developmental and family history (with parents only)

  • Review of Records (e.g., report cards, previous evaluations, IEP or 504 plans)

  • Distribution of Rating Scales to Parents and Teacher(s)

  • Two 3-hour Testing Sessions (Three shorter sessions may be required for some children.)

  • A Parent Feedback Session (scheduled approximately 2 weeks from the last day of testing; The final report is provided at this time.)

Schedule now to make sure your child is ready for the next school year!

Price List & Evaluation Agreement

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What do I get?

You receive a detailed report describing your child’s learning and personality style, with any relevant diagnostic information. Test performance, parent and teacher ratings and behavioral observations are described and used to devise recommendations that address your child’s unique needs.

Parents often share reports with school personnel to support the need for services. Reports are also used to help make decisions about private-school placements and the need for testing accommodations (e.g., extra time).

Learning Disabilities & Dyslexia

Children with learning disabilities have more trouble learning than other children, despite having normal or advanced intellectual abilities. The most common learning disabilities include dyslexia (reading), discalculia (math), and dysgraphia (writing). Children with learning disabilities need to be taught with special methods tailored to their individual needs. When learning disabilities are not appropriately addressed, it is common for children to show resistance to school, poor self-esteem, and work avoidance.

A Dyslexia Screening Evaluation is also offered for families who want basic information about a child’s reading progress and risk for dyslexia.

What’s measured?

Learning disability evaluations measure:

·        Cognitive Abilities/IQ

·        Academic Achievement (reading, mathematics, writing)

·        Language (including phonological awareness)

·        Neuropsychological Assessments (memory, learning, attention, motor skills)

·        Visual Processing (including processing of letters/symbols)

·        Executive Functioning & Attention (planning, self-monitoring, self-control)

·        Social/Emotional/Behavioral Functioning

Results

Test results are used to generate:

  • Learning disability diagnoses (when appropriate)

  • Recommendations for academic interventions, including research-based curriculum and teaching methods

  • Recommendations for parents to support children with learning differences

ADHD Evaluation

All children show some signs of hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity at times. For children with ADHD, these behaviors have a significant impact on two or more aspects of everyday life— academic success, friendships and family relationships. ADHD can run in families, so many children with ADHD have a sibling or parent who also has ADHD. It occurs because of differences in brain wiring, meaning that the symptoms are biologically based and generally out of a child’s control.

In addition to a complete battery of IQ and academic tests, the ADHD evaluation includes neuropsychological tests that assess a child’s ability to stick with an activity, avoid distractions, and resist responding to incorrect cues. An ADHD Screening Evaluation is also offered for families who want to know if their child shows symptoms of ADHD that may warrant follow up.

What is measured?

ADHD evaluations measure:

·        Cognitive Abilities/IQ

·        Academic Achievement (reading, mathematics, writing)

·        Language (including phonological awareness)

·        Attention (sustained attention, impulse control, distractibility)

·        Neuropsychological Assessments (memory, learning, motor planning)

·        Learning & Memory

·        Executive Functioning (planning, self-monitoring, self-control)

·        Social/Emotional/Behavioral Functioning

Results

Test results are used to generate:

  • An ADHD or alternative diagnosis (when appropriate)

  • Recommendations for interventions to be used in school and by parents at home

  • Recommendations for activities/therapies that can help children learn needed skills (e.g., impulse control, organizational skills).

Psychological Evaluation

Anxiety

Behavior Problems

Social Skills

Stressful Life Events

Just like adults, children can experience emotional distress, making it hard for them to control their behavior, concentrate in school and keep friendships. Childhood anxiety and stress often manifest as problem behaviors, like tantrums, school refusal, and irritability. The evaluation results offer an understanding of the underlying cause of a child’s behavior—a necessary building block for effective developing interventions.

Screening evaluations are offered for: Anxiety, Social Skills, and School Readiness

What is measured?

  • Cognitive Abilities/IQ

  • Academic Achievement (Brief)

  • Oral Language

  • Personality Traits

  • Learning & Memory

  • Emotional Development (self-esteem, ego strength, self-regulation)

  • Social Behavior (ability to recognize expressions, social language, play skills)

  • Behavioral Control

Results

Test results are used to generate:

  • A psychological diagnosis (when appropriate)

  • Recommendations for interventions to be used in school and by parents at home

  • Recommendations for activities/therapies to target areas of need (e.g., Dialectical Behavior Therapy, CBT, social skills groups, etc.).