Assessment

• We offer a variety of comprehensive neurological and psychological tests for children, adolescents, and adults to help determine if there is a clinical need for intervention. The goal of these assessments is to provide valuable insights into a person’s behavior, skills, feelings, thoughts and personality.

Results can be used to better understand a person’s strengths and weaknesses, diagnose disorders, and make recommendations for treatment plans.

What we Assess

• Academic Skills (reading, writing, comprehension, math, listening, spelling)
• IQ test to measure your reasoning and problem-solving abilities
• Executive functioning skills (mental processes that help us plan, organize, stay focused and multi-task)
• Learning and memory abilities
• Social functioning skills
• Emotional and mood issues, such as anxiety and depression
• Behavioral problems
• Personality disorders

Assessments can also identify specific traits for various disorders such as:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• SLD (Specific Learning Disability)
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
• Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and others.

Testing Process at a Glance

A typical testing process takes 3 – 4 weeks, which we do request patients adhere to; this will mean needing to request days of off from work or missing some classes during the school week.

1. Schedule a 1-hour intake session for a diagnostic interview with a clinician.
2. Attend 4+ hours of face-to-face testing with a psychometrician (test technician) over the course of two or three appointments.
3. Parents, teachers, or significant others complete questionnaires and/or interviews.
4. Approximately 3 weeks after completion of all testing, schedule a 1 to 2-hour feedback session with a clinician to discuss results and recommendations.

 

Testing Tiers

We recognize individuals and families vary in their assessment-related needs and resources. As such, we now offer three options for assessment services

Tier 1 ADHD Screening:
This screening is intended to inform consultations with medical professionals regarding the likelihood of an ADHD diagnosis. This service includes:

• A clinical interview
• Focused testing
• A self-report measure to screen for executive functioning deficits and/or other potential concerns.
• Follow-up call with the patient to discuss the results.
• A Verbal consultation with a medical professional if needed.

*This service does not include a comprehensive report write-up.
The estimated cost is direct pay (insurance is not billed) at $625.

 

Tier 2 Evaluation Service:
The evaluation prioritizes efficiency by providing a succinct answer to the referral question/ outreach for services.  This service includes:

• A Clinical Interview
• Collateral interview(s)
• Testing administration/scoring/ interpretation
• A brief written summary of findings, diagnoses, and priority recommendations that meets medical necessity.
• A feedback session to discuss findings.

While insurance plans vary in coverage for evaluation services, this Tier evaluation prioritizes the medical necessity of information sought and best fits what most insurance companies consider billable for evaluation services.

Required deposit $1500.00.*
*varies based on insurance benefits.

 

Tier 3 Evaluation Service:
This evaluation offers information in addition to what is considered medically necessary  by insurance companies, but which is often of significant interest and utility in educating the reader about clinical findings and guiding the next steps.

This service includes all information in a Tier 2 evaluation report, plus the added benefits of a far more comprehensive discussion of diagnoses, and recommendations to address concerns in multiple settings (e.g. home and school) and across multiple domains of functioning (e.g. emotional, behavioral, physical), and the option to include assessment of learning difficulties which goes beyond medical necessity as considered by insurance.

Because assessment for learning disorders is not typically a benefit covered by insurance plans comprehensive academic assessment is only included in this tier of testing.

Typical deposits are:
$2400.00 for ADHD/ASD evaluation.
$3500.00 for comprehensive Learning Disorders evaluation

Insurance can be billed for some of the services within this tier, however, it is combined with a direct out-of-pocket expense for the full comprehensive report.

On the Day of Testing

Get a good night’s sleep the night prior to testing and eat a healthy meal before the appointment. Feel free to bring a drink and snack to the testing session to consume during breaks.

For Lafayette patients and the surrounding areas, testing takes place at our  West Lafayette office.

Testing is also available at our Durango office.

 

 

Schedule an Appointment

To inquire about an appointment for testing, please call our office at (720) 387-8458 or request an appointment online.