Testing for children involves a series of structured assessments that evaluate a child's strengths and weaknesses in various cognitive, educational, and behavioral/emotional domains.

Our practice is unique in that our sole focus is on assessment. We are here to help you understand your child and refer you to other professionals. We provide the data and guidance but do not provide direct therapy, counseling, or treatment. Our office is set up for test administration that maximizes a child's performance.

We provide free phone or virtual consultations to discuss your concerns and help us understand your child's needs. These intakes are done with the Psychologist who will be testing your child.

The most comprehensive evaluation we provide is a neuropsychological assessment. A neuropsychological evaluation measures a child's intellectual abilities, learning, attention, memory, executive functioning skills, visual-spatial skills, visual-motor integration, language, and emotional, social and behavioral functioning. It helps us gather information about your child's strengths and weaknesses that can be used to make diagnoses and recommendations for home, school, and outside interventions.

Our neuropsychological assessments are individualized to your child's needs. They vary depending on the age of your child and the questions being asked. They generally include assessment the following areas aspects of development:

Cognitive (IQ)

Educational Assessments - Reading, Mathematics, Written Expression

Language

Attention

Memory

Executive Functioning

Fine motor and Visuospatial

Social, Emotional, and Adaptive Development

Comprehensive report and follow up parent conference

Psychological testing refers to cognitive or IQ testing. These can be done for multiple reasons including admission to select programs.

A psychoeducational evaluation combines cognitive/IQ testing with academic evaluations. The purpose is to help you understand your child's cognitive potential and current performance in reading, writing, and mathematics. Psychoeducational evaluations are the standard evaluation completed in schools. Our reports can be used for school, tutors, or enrichment.

These included specialized testing for reading - Dyslexia, writing - Dysgraphia, and mathematics - Dyscalculia.

These included focused assessments for Attention, Memory, Executive Functioning, and Visual and Auditory Processing. They included direct testing along with the use of questionnaires which can be completed by any combination of parent, teacher, and self-report.

Our staff are trained in the ADOS-2, a structured observational and interactive assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. It can be used with anyone between the ages of 1 year through adults who are suspected of b

ASD assessments include an ADOS-2 administration along with other measures such as subtests from the NEPSY II and questionnaires for parents and caregivers/teachers.

Our practice works with school districts throughout New Jersey and New York state to provide comprehensive independent evaluations. These can include IQ's , academic testing, Dyslexia/Dysgraphia/Dyscalculia evaluations, and full neuropsychological assessments.

We conduct records reviews to help explain reports and help families navigate the educational system.

We can schedule individual consultations, beyond an intake, to work on the specific needs of families.