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Neuropsychological Evaluation
Neuropsychological evaluation includes interviews, questionnaires, intellectual, memory, neuropsychological skills, and personality testing. Neuropsychological skills are the building blocks for functioning in school and in life.
- When to use neuropsychological evaluation:
- To diagnose and determine the extent of neuropsychological impairments
- To diagnose Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- To determine the nature of memory impairments
- To clarify learning styles and impairments
- To diagnose learning disabilities
- To identify neuropsychological strengths
- For educational and career planning
- For treatment planning and referral
| Neuropsychological Skills Measured: |
- Visual Processing
- Auditory Processing
- Cognitive Flexibility
- Attention/Concentration
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- Spacial Constructive
- Working Memory
- Memory
- Executive Functions
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- Problem Solving
- Sensorimotor
- Cognitive Fluency
- Verbal Processing
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- Tests given:
- Luria Nebraska Neuropsycholgical Battery
- Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale IV (WAIS-IV)
- Delis Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS)
- Bender Gestalt Test of Visual Motor Integration
- Wide Range Assessment of Memory & Learning II (WRAML II)
- Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities IV (WJ IV Cognitive Abilities)
- Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement IV (WJ IV Achievement)
- Weschler Individual Achievement Inventory - II (WIAT-II)
- Adult Neuropsychological Questionnaire
- Amen's Brain System and ADD Checklists
- Barkley's ADHD Questionnaires and Structured Interview
- House Tree Person (HTP)
- Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- Rorschach
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory II (MMPI-II)
- Validity Indicator Profile (VIP)
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