Evaluation Process

Step 1: Initial Consultation

The process begins with a thorough intake interview to understand your child's developmental history, educational experiences, current concerns, and your goals for the evaluation. Existing records, previous evaluations, report cards, and intervention history are reviewed before testing begins.

Step 2: Comprehensive Testing

Testing is typically completed over two or three weekend sessions to minimize missed school time. Depending on the individualized test battery, testing can take between 5 -7 hours. 

The evaluation may assess:

• Intellectual functioning

• Academic achievement

• Reading and writing processes

• Language skills

• Memory and learning

• Executive functioning

• Attention

• Visual-spatial processing

• Social-emotional functioning

Teacher questionnaires and rating scales are incorporated whenever appropriate to provide a complete picture across settings.

Step 3: Analysis and Report Development

Assessment results are integrated with developmental history, educational records, classroom performance, and behavioral observations into a comprehensive report. 

Each report includes:

• Diagnostic conclusions

• Individual cognitive profile

• Detailed analysis of cognitive processes, attention, memory, executive functions, social, emotional, and adaptive functioning, and acquired knowledge

• Evidence-based intervention recommendations

• School accommodations and modifications

• Suggested IEP goals and objectives

• Recommendations for home 

Step 4: Feedback Meeting

A 60- to 90-minute feedback session is scheduled to review the findings, answer questions, and discuss recommendations in detail.

Families leave with a clear understanding of:

• What the evaluation found

• Why the difficulties are occurring

• What interventions should happen next

• How to advocate effectively at school

When appropriate, a brief child-friendly feedback session is also available to help children better understand their strengths and learning differences in a supportive, age-appropriate way.