What to Expect During Your Child's Evaluation

What Can Parents and Children Expect?

Once you have met with the provider for your initial consultation, you will discuss pricing and scheduling options, office policies, and set up the date(s) for assessment.
Please arrive on time for your appointment(s). Plan to be on site for the duration of the testing day. There will be several hours of testing (times vary) and multiple breaks. Please bring a jacket, some snacks, and a bottle of water for yourself and your child. If requested, please bring small rewards/incentives.
Please bring any relevant outside medical records, school records, or other reports from prior psychological, psychoeducational, or neuropsychological evaluations. Parents are encouraged to upload these documents to the patient portal in advance.
Work/school notes can be provided, upon request. Parents are also welcome to connect to the WiFi and work remotely, if that is an option.
Depending on testing length, some children will be offered an hour-long lunch break which can be taken offsite.
No results will be available at the conclusion of testing, as a comprehensive scoring, interpretation, and writing process must still take place. The provider will coordinate with you a date and time to review results and receive your report.

The day before testing, the parent should discuss the assessment with the child. The parent may say something like this: "Everyone's brain learns and thinks differently. Tomorrow, we will go find out how your brain learns and thinks! We will find out what things your brain is good at, and if there is anything you need help with. It's important to do your best, so we can get accurate measurements. There will not be any needles."
Children will be brought back to a testing room without their parent(s). The child can bring their water bottle and jacket back to the testing room. Snacks must be held by parents. The provider will briefly discuss what the child can expect for the day, and remind them to provide their best effort.
The child will be asked to complete a series of different tasks which may include verbal questions/answers, blocks, pointing at pictures, multiple choice items, and computerized testing. If academic testing is included, some activities may feel similar to school work.
Breaks and rewards/incentives will be offered, as appropriate.
The testing session is always adapted (as best as possible) to the child's needs.