SECM provides comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological testing for children, teenagers, and adults.
A full assessment helps to identify true clinical concerns while also better informing proper medical treatment (if appropriate), school interventions, appropriate strategies for home, and accurate diagnoses.
Parents and individuals generally seek out comprehensive evaluations for a variety and combination of reasons:
Is your child struggling with a learning difficulty in reading (dyslexia)? Writing (dysgraphia)? Mathematics (dyscalculia)? Are you or teachers noticing that skill development is lagging behind that of your child’s peers?
Do you notice that your child struggles to make social connections? Can they be inflexible? Resistant to change or other people’s point of view?
Does your child have a history of speech delays with difficulties in communication and understanding language?
Is your child having a hard time staying motivated? Lacking energy? Had changes in mood? Or developed more nervousness or worry?
Does your student struggle to focus, follow through on assignments, manage their time, stay organized, or monitor their work?
Has your teen always “gotten by” but now appears to be struggling to make progress? Is he/she feeling overwhelmed and reluctant to self-advocate?
Are you an adult that thinks you may have an attention deficit or possible autism that was never identified in school?
Psychological/Neuropsychological Testing Includes
There tends to be variability in testing specific to your child and the initial reason for referral, however several components tend to be universal to psychological/neuropsychological evaluations:
Step 1
Initial diagnostic interview to gather relevant background information and history. (1-2 hours)
Step 2
Review of all previous paperwork, evaluations, school records, and medical interventions from outside providers. (1-2 hours)
Step 3
Face to face testing, broadly including IQ, learning style, memory, executive functions, cognitive processing skills, and mental health/personality. Areas of visuospatial, language, and motor skills are also included when necessary. (3-6 hours)
Step 4
Various paper and pencil checklists/questionnaires completed by parents/guardians/student(as appropriate) to rate current symptoms in a variety of areas.
Step 5
If school aged: current feedback from teachers, a classroom observation (if appropriate), and/or review of current work product examples.
Step 6
A scheduled feedback session (with parents or adult) to go over report findings, provide recommendations, and answer intervention questions. (1-2 hours)