My Services

 
COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT
Academic Achievement Assessment
Neuropsychological Assessment for Dyslexia and Other Learning Related Disorders
Neuropsychological Assessment for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Assessment
Psychoeducational Assessment

Each Assessment Includes:

  • Phone consultation to determine purpose and expectations for the assessment.

  • Initial interview with parents and student.

  • Written report with detailed recommendations.

  • Meeting to explain results and recommendations.

  • Assistance in the development of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), 504 Plans, appropriate interventions, college accommodations, standardized test accommodation recommendations, and future academic and vocational goals.

  • Psychoeducational assessments include collaboration with school and all IEP meeting participation.

Cognitive Assessment

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Complete IQ test (WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WAIS-IV).
  • Naturalistic observation completed if necessary.
  • Discuss results and appropriate recommendations.

GOALS

  • Learn about your child’s overall cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
  • Consider placement in a special program, such as gifted and talented or a specialized school for children with unique learning profiles.
  • Obtain general information for academic and vocational decisions.

Academic Achievement Assessment

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Complete academic test (WIAT-III, KTEA-3, WRAT-5).
  • Discuss results and appropriate recommendations.

GOALS

  • Learn about your child’s academic skills as they compare to a national sample.
  • Find out about academic areas that are strengths and weaknesses for tutoring decisions.
  • Provide academic information to compare to your child’s cognitive and processing skills.

Neuropsychological Assessment for Dyslexia and Other Learning Related Disorders

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Complete IQ test.
  • Complete Academic assessment.
  • Complete appropriate processing and neuropsychological battery based on cognitive and academic results (e.g. NEPSY-II, RBANS, WMS, CMS, TAPS-3, D-KEFS, PPVT-IV, Beery-VMI).
  • Naturalistic observation completed if necessary.
  • Discuss results and appropriate recommendations.

Goals

  • Discover cognitive, processing, academic, and neurological strengths in order to make academic and vocational decisions.
  • Provide academic information to compare to a student’s cognitive and processing skills.
  • Understand in detail why your child struggles in some areas of learning.
  • Determine if your child has a neurological condition, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia.
  • Develop accommodations and interventions that can help your child succeed.

Neuropsychological Assessment for Attention Deficit and
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Complete IQ test.
  • Complete appropriate neuropsychological battery in order to measure attention, impulsivity, and executive functioning skills (e.g. NEPSY-II, RBANS, D-KEFS).
  • Naturalistic observation completed if necessary.
  • Discuss results and appropriate recommendations.

Goals

  • Highlight cognitive strengths in order to make academic and vocational decisions.
  • Determine if your child may be struggling with learning because of attention, impulsivity, or executive functioning challenges.
  • Determine if your child has symptoms consistent with ADHD.
  • Develop accommodations and interventions that can help your child succeed.

Autism Spectrum Assessment

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Naturalistic observation completed in a variety of settings.
  • Complete IQ test (WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WAIS-IV).
  • Parents, teachers, and students (if age appropriate) complete a variety of diagnostic questionnaires (ASRS, ABAS-3, BASC-3, ADOS-2).
  • Neuropsychological tests (e.g. NEPSY-II, DKEFS, may be added if they may provide additional useful information.
  • Discuss results and appropriate recommendations.

Goals

  • Highlight cognitive strengths and weaknesses in order to make educational and vocational decisions.
  • Determine if your child has symptoms related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and how these may impact learning.
  • Discover the unique profile of a child with an existing diagnosis of ASD.
  • Provide information on how Autism affects behavior in different settings.
  • Develop interventions, accommodations, and interventions that can help your child succeed and also help professionals working with your child understand how to best work with her/him.

Psychoeducational Assessment

Process

  • Initial meeting and interview.
  • Classroom, preschool, or daycare observation.
  • Complete IQ test (WISC-V, WPPSI-IV, WAIS-IV).
  • Complete Academic test (WIAT-III, WPPSI-IV).
  • Parent, teacher, and student questionnaires may be used if they provide useful information.
  • Additional tests completed in order to determine eligibility for Special Education (e.g. TAPS-3, Beery-VMI).
  • Discuss results and participate in Individualize Education Plan (IEP) meetings.

Goals

  • Work with you and your school in order to determine if your child qualifies for Special Education and could benefit from interventions and classroom accommodations.
  • Explore your child’s learning challenges as they relate to California Special Education Law.
  • Provide useful information that can be used to develop an IEP or 504 plan.
  • Develop accommodations and interventions that can help your child succeed.
  • Provide additional in-depth information that can supplement an evaluation completed by your child’s school.
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