Attention and learning
Attention problems have more than one cause.
Difficulty with attention, organization, focus, and mental efficiency affects school, work, and daily life. Testing examines what is actually driving it rather than assuming.
Why an evaluation
The question this answers
Difficulties with attention, organization, focus, and mental efficiency can affect performance at school, at work, and in everyday life. They are commonly associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — but very similar symptoms arise from learning differences, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and medical conditions.
A neuropsychological evaluation is a comprehensive, objective assessment aimed at clarifying which of those factors are actually contributing, and in what combination. That distinction is the difference between a strategy that works and one that does not.
What testing examines
The domains examined
Standardized tests and structured clinical assessment procedures are used together, so that reported difficulties can be examined against measured performance rather than relying on self-report or a questionnaire alone.
- Attention, sustained and divided
- Working memory
- Processing speed
- Executive functioning: planning, organization, and self-regulation
- Learning and memory
- Emotional functioning
Who it is for
Who is referred
Children from age seven, adolescents, and adults are seen. Referrals come from pediatricians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and schools, and often from adults who were never assessed as children and want the question examined properly.
Ages seen by the practice: Children (age 7 and above), adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
What you receive
What the evaluation gives you
A written report describing the cognitive profile, whether the findings are consistent with ADHD, and what other factors are contributing. Recommendations may cover academic or workplace accommodations, behavioral and organizational strategies, and matters to discuss with your physician, including medication.
For most families, the value is in moving from uncertainty to a clear description of where the difficulty comes from — set down in writing, so it can be shared with a school, an employer, or a treating physician.
Neuropsychological Associates provides assessment and consultation only. The practice does not provide counseling, psychotherapy, cognitive rehabilitation, neurologic consultation, or psychiatric assessment. Recommendations in the report are carried out by your own physicians and treating providers.
Arranging an evaluation
A letter of medical necessity or a physician's office note is required. Our office verifies your insurance benefits before anything is scheduled. Prefer to talk it through first? Call (631) 366-3369.