Assessments and Services

We offer different types of evaluations for different kinds of kids. We are also happy to customize an assessment to for your family. 

We strive to make the process fun for your child and inforn for you, so that we can work together to effect change.

1. Comprehensive Neuropsychological Evaluation

This is our most popular evaluation and includes an assessment of the following:

Cognitive abilities (IQ testing)– such as verbal and visual reasoning, novel problem solving, processing speed, and working memory, in depth academic skills, learning strengths and differences, language and visual processing, memory skills, attention and other  executive functions, and mood and behavior –as they impact learning and school success.

This assessment is appropriate if you would like a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between your child/adolescent brain and behavior and have concerns about things like learning differences (e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia, written expression, reading fluency, reading comprehension, calculation, or math, problem-solving), slow information processing, memory issues, language, or visual, processing differences, ADHD and other executive dysfunction, anxiety, depression, and other mood or behavior challenges.

However, please note that this evaluation does NOT include an assessment for autism. If you are looking for an autism evaluation, please see options 4, 5, and 6 below to see what feels like the best fit. 

2. Specific Learning Disorder/Psycho-Educational Evaluation

This includes an assessment of the following:

Cognitive abilities (IQ testing)– such as verbal and visual reasoning, novel problem solving, processing speed, and working memory, in depth academic skills, learning strengths and differences, memory skills as they pertain to learning, and mood and behavior –as they impact learning and school success.

This assessment is appropriate if you have concerns about a specific learning disorder (such as dyslexia, challenges writing/getting thoughts onto paper, and difficulty with math calculation or problem solving) or would like to better understand your child’s learning strengths and differences but do not have concerns about ADHD or autism.

3. ADHD/Executive Functioning Assessment

This includes an assessment of the following:

Cognitive abilities (IQ testing)– such as verbal and visual reasoning, novel problem solving, processing speed, and working memory, memory skills, attention, and other executive functions such as planning, organization, prioritization, cognitive flexibility, and impulsivity, and a screening of mood and behavior as they relate to symptoms.

This assessment is appropriate if you have concerns about ADHD or other executive dysfunction but do not have concerns about learning, language or visual processing, or autism.

4. Targeted Autism Assessment

This assessment is targeted toward diagnosing autism and related developmental differences. It includes the evaluation of your child/adolescent’s social-emotional reciprocity, social communication, and patterns of behavior. It does NOT include any of the other testing listed above. If you would like additional assessment please see below. 

COMBINED ASSESSMENTS THAT WE OFFER

5. Comprehensive Neuropsychological Evaluation + Autism Assessment

This includes everything detailed in the comprehensive neuropsychological assessment (no. 1) PLUS a targeted autism assessment (no. 4) . It is the most comprehensive assessment that we offer. 

This assessment is appropriate if you have concerns about autism in addition to the skills and neurodiversities listed in No.1 above.  

Parenting Support Sessions

Sessions to assist with parent education and support around understanding your children and yourselves as you learn about purposeful communication and positive ways to set boundaries and expectations. We will strive to help you to feel empowered to restore the family dynamic to one with less conflict and more positive time together.

Classroom Observations

This service is utilized when a family feels that their child would benefit from an in-person observation of their learning, behavior, and/or peer relationships at school to help direct a treatment plan and includes an intake meeting, parent and teacher screening questionnaires, communications with the school, a 60 minute observation, report summary with treatment recommendations (if applicable), and a 30 minute zoom feedback session.

Most assessments listed above can be conducted with feedback and questionnaires from teachers or a counselor that knows your child well, in combination with a thorough review of any prior test reports and other information gathered from you, their therapists or other treatment professionals (if applicable), and school staff. However, if an in person classroom observation is requested as part of an assessment, it can be completed for an additional charge.

(Please note that a recorded observation for us to review is included in the assessment prices above and that every effort will be made to do an in-person observation for developmental assessments. This is not always possible because of scheduling but we will try our best to make it happen.)

Comprehensive Treatment Plan Meetings

This service includes a 90-minute meeting with parents, in person or over zoom, to review your child’s development and current presentation so that we can work together to determine the next best steps for them at school and at home. This also includes a written summary report of the meeting with recommendations, and referrals.