Understanding Neuropsychological Evaluations
At Exploration Kids Therapy, our Neuropsychological Evaluations provide a comprehensive look at how your child thinks, learns, and manages daily life. We assess areas such as attention, memory, problem-solving, language, and emotional functioning to create a full picture of their strengths and challenges. With a strengths-based approach, we highlight unique abilities while offering clear recommendations to support growth at home, school, and in the community.
Our evaluations assess attention, memory, problem-solving, language, and emotional functioning to build a full picture of your child’s cognitive profile. Results provide clarity on both strengths and challenges.
These evaluations help families and schools understand how a child learns, regulates emotions, and adapts in real-world settings. We provide recommendations that strengthen academic, social, and behavioral success.
By combining test results with parent and teacher input, we create practical strategies and supports tailored to your child’s unique needs, helping them thrive at home, in school, and beyond.
A supportive, step-by-step approach to understanding your child’s thinking, learning, and development
We offer practical guidance for therapy services, school accommodations, and strategies at home and in the community, ensuring families have a clear plan for supporting their child’s growth and success.
A neuropsychological evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of a child’s thinking, learning, behavior, and emotional functioning. It helps us understand how the brain supports skills like memory, attention, problem-solving, and self-regulation.
Unlike academic or single-skill assessments, neuropsychological testing looks broadly at cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning. It provides a deeper understanding of how different areas of development connect and affect daily life.
Children may be referred for difficulties with attention, learning, memory, mood, or behavior. Evaluations also help clarify diagnoses such as ADHD, autism, learning disorders, or emotional challenges.
It typically includes interviews with parents, standardized cognitive and emotional assessments, questionnaires, and observations. Results are combined into a detailed report with tailored recommendations.
Evaluations can be completed with children as young as preschool age, though the specific measures chosen depend on age and developmental level.
We look at attention, memory, problem-solving, executive functioning, language, academic skills, and emotional/behavioral regulation.
Neuropsychological evaluations often require several hours, sometimes split into multiple sessions depending on your child’s stamina and needs.
Yes. We highlight your child’s unique abilities as well as areas for growth, ensuring recommendations build on what they do best.
Parents receive a detailed written report and a feedback meeting. We explain findings in plain language, answer questions, and discuss practical next steps.
Results provide clarity for families, schools, and providers. They guide therapy, educational accommodations, and strategies that support your child’s growth at home, school, and in the community.