CHILD NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS

About Children's Neuropsychological Evaluations: Neuropsychological evaluations in children are used to determine a child's cognitive abilities. This consists of giving a battery of tests measuring a variety of cognitive functions such as attention and concentration, vocabulary, abstract reasoning, and planning ahead. By giving an overall intelligence test battery (usually one of the Wechsler scales), one can compare the child's overall ability to specific functions to see where any problems lie. Additionally, by comparing intelligence to achievement tests in reading, writing and math, one can determine if there is a learning disability in one or more of these areas. In order to get accommodations and/or support services for a learning disability at school or for standardized tests (such as the SAT), a full evaluation is necessary. A letter from a doctor or psychologist is not enough to get accommodations. In this case, it is beneficial to have testing done early in life in case..

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