Neuropsychological Evaluations
Our comprehensive and focused evaluations help families understand a child’s unique pattern of strengths and needs, clarify diagnoses when appropriate, and identify the educational, therapeutic, and everyday supports needed to help them thrive.
What to Expect
A neuropsychological evaluation provides a detailed understanding of your child’s unique strengths and challenges across learning, attention, behavior, emotional functioning, and everyday life. The process is individualized to your child and can include standardized testing, input from parents and teachers, review of schoolwork and prior evaluations, and observation across settings when clinically appropriate. We work to make the assessment experience engaging and approachable for children while gathering accurate and meaningful information about how they think, learn, and navigate different demands. Your neuropsychologist brings together information from testing, developmental history, behavioral observations, school, and home to develop an integrated understanding of your child. Families receive clear, practical feedback and individualized recommendations for supports, interventions, accommodations, and strategies that can make a meaningful difference at home and at school.
Evaluation Services
Every child comes to an evaluation with different questions. The type of assessment we recommend depends on your child’s history, previous testing, current concerns, and the decisions the evaluation needs to inform. Our team will help determine the level of assessment that is most appropriate for your child.
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Comprehensive Neuropsychological Evaluation
A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation provides an in-depth understanding of your child’s unique pattern of strengths and needs across areas such as thinking and reasoning, attention and executive functioning, learning and memory, language, academic skills, and social-emotional functioning.
This type of evaluation is appropriate for children and adolescents who have not previously undergone comprehensive neuropsychological testing, or when there are broad, complex, or interacting questions that require a thorough understanding of how a child learns and functions.
The evaluation integrates standardized testing with developmental history, behavioral observations, information from home and school, and relevant records. Families receive a comprehensive understanding of their child’s profile along with individualized recommendations for intervention, accommodations, educational planning, and treatment.
Typically includes: 90-minute parent intake, approximately 9 hours of individualized testing, a 90-minute parent feedback session, and classroom observation when clinically indicated.
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Neuropsychological Re-Evaluation
A neuropsychological re-evaluation is designed for children and adolescents who have previously undergone a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation but require a broader reassessment of their current functioning.
Re-evaluation is typically considered approximately 2–3 years or more after a previous comprehensive evaluation, or sooner when substantial developmental, educational, or clinical changes have occurred.
As children develop, academic expectations, executive functioning demands, social-emotional needs, and educational environments change. A re-evaluation examines how your child’s profile has evolved over time, identifies areas of growth as well as continuing or emerging needs, and determines whether diagnoses, interventions, accommodations, or educational recommendations should be updated.
Typically includes: 90-minute parent interview, approximately 8 hours of individualized testing, a 90-minute parent feedback session, and classroom observation when clinically indicated.
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Targeted Neuropsychological Update
A targeted neuropsychological update is appropriate when your child has undergone a relatively recent comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation that continues to provide a strong foundation for understanding their overall profile, but updated information is needed in selected areas.
A targeted update is typically considered approximately 9–18 months after a comprehensive evaluation. Rather than repeating the entire assessment, testing focuses on the areas most relevant to the current questions.
An update can be particularly useful when current information is needed for an IEP or educational planning, accommodations, intervention planning, or to better understand changes in academic, attentional, executive, or other areas of functioning since the previous evaluation.
Typically includes: 60-minute parent update, approximately 6 hours of individualized testing, and a 60-minute parent feedback session.
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Academic Progress Evaluation
Sometimes the question is much more focused: Is my child making meaningful progress with their current academic intervention?
An Academic Progress Evaluation focuses specifically on relevant academic skills, such as reading, spelling, written language, and/or mathematics, without repeating a broader neuropsychological assessment.
Academic progress testing is typically considered approximately 6–12 months after previous testing or following a meaningful period of targeted academic intervention. Current performance can be compared with previous findings to help determine whether a child is developing skills at an appropriate rate and whether intervention should be continued, intensified, or modified.
Typically includes: 30-minute parent update, approximately 3 hours of individualized academic testing, and a 45-minute parent feedback session.
Questions about Neuropsychological Evaluations
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A neuropsychological evaluation provides an in-depth look at your child’s thinking, learning, and academic skills. Using standardized tests, input from parents and teachers, and a review of schoolwork and prior evaluations, we build a clear picture of how your child is functioning in school.
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These evaluations can help identify conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, or selective mutism, while also highlighting your child’s strengths. After the evaluation, families receive personalized feedback and a detailed roadmap of supports and next steps to promote success both in and out of the classroom.
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If your child is struggling with learning, attention, behavior, or emotions in a way that feels harder than expected for their age, an evaluation can provide clarity. Many families seek testing when challenges at home or school aren’t improving with simple strategies or when more information is needed to guide support.
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Our evaluations combine standardized testing, input from parents and teachers, a review of schoolwork and prior testing, and often classroom observations. This allows us to create a complete picture of your child’s strengths and challenges.
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Following an initial parent interview, most evaluations are completed over two to four testing sessions, depending on the child’s age and attention span. Parents receive a detailed feedback session and written report within a few weeks.
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When appropriate, diagnoses are provided. However, our focus is on understanding the whole child and giving families practical recommendations that support growth at home, in school, and in daily life.
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Children do best when they are well-rested and have eaten a good breakfast. If your child uses glasses, hearing aids, medication, or other supports, please bring them along. We work hard to make the process fun and engaging, so most children feel comfortable throughout.
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Yes. With your permission, we can communicate with teachers and school teams to share recommendations and support planning.
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Yes. Our reports include clear guidance on what kinds of supports, accommodations, or placements may be most helpful for your child’s success.
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We evaluate for a range of developmental, learning, and emotional needs, including ADHD, autism, selective mutism, dyslexia, and other learning differences.
