Testing Services

When we complete psychoeducational, psychological, and developmental evaluations, our goal is to assess your child as comprehensively as possible. While we are able to gather critical information during our testing sessions, the face-to-face time we spend during these sessions provides only a snapshot of an individual's overall functioning. The additional information we gather as part of the evaluation, including data parents provide during intake interviews and through completion of the intake questionnaire, review of previous evaluations and other educational documents (e.g., IEPs, 504 Plans, report cards, etc.), and rating scales help us better understand a child's development, history of presenting concerns, and daily functioning across settings.

The particular measures you and your child's teacher will be asked to complete will vary to some degree depending on the referral questions. For most children, parents and teachers will at least be asked to complete one rating scale that takes a broad look at behavioral and emotional functioning (e.g., internalizing concerns, such as anxiety and depression; externalizing behaviors, such as hyperactivity and defiance; and adaptive behaviors, such as social skills and activities of daily living) and another scale that examines attention problems, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and executive functioning more specifically. You may be asked to complete additional scales if they are relevant to your child's presenting concerns. For instance, if there is a suspicion of an autism spectrum disorder, you will likely be given rating scales that ask about social and communication skills as well as sensory issues and restricted interests.

Like other tests and measures used during psychoeducational, psychological, and developmental evaluations, the rating scales we request that you complete are standardized. This means that they allow us to compare individuals to an appropriate peer group and understand how your concerns may be similar to or different from parents (or teachers) of same-age children.

As these rating scales are designed to assess a broad range of behaviors and aspects of social-emotional functioning, we expect some of the questions will not apply to every child. We still request that you answer every question, indicating the frequency of the behavior (e.g., indicate "never" if it is not applicable). Even if your child is referred due to learning concerns, for example, it is helpful to rule out attention problems, executive function deficits, anxiety, etc., that may be contributing to the difficulties you observe.

While teacher ratings are not required per se, they are typically beneficial in the assessment process. Rating scales measure the presence or frequency of certain behaviors or skills and are dependent on the perceptions of the rater. By gathering information from multiple sources (e.g., parents, teachers, and other important people in your child's life), we are able to reduce the influence of rater bias. In addition, the diagnostic criteria for some disorders, such as ADHD, require the presence of particular behaviors in two or more environments; without input from teachers or adults from environments other than home, we cannot make certain diagnoses. We also understand that children behave differently in different environments and strive to capture a broad sample of observations and perceptions of your child.

Please call our office to discuss evaluation fees. 

The evaluation fee covers the necessary testing appointments, including the intake appointment, the testing blocks, report writing, and feedback appointment. There is a non-refundable deposit of $300.00 due at the time of scheduling. This deposit is applied toward the comprehensive evaluation fee, and the remainder will be due on the day of testing. If the full payment is not received by the first day of testing, the evaluation will be rescheduled or canceled. 

Please note that our clinicians are out-of-network providers; therefore, we do not accept insurance. Documentation of services can be provided to clients if they choose to file with their insurance to seek reimbursement. Parents or guardians may inquire about their out-of-network benefits. For reimbursement purposes, insurance companies may require prior authorization. It is the responsibility of the parents/guardians to obtain the necessary information/paperwork for prior authorization.