Does a neuropsychological evaluation differ from a psychoeducational, neurological, and/or psychological evaluation?
Yes. A neurological evaluation generally assesses and individual's basic mental, motor and sensory functions to determine if there are any abnormalities, including gross deficits in cognitive functioning. A psychological evaluation provides an in depth analysis of an individual's social-emotional and personality functioning for diagnostic clarification and to inform treatment. A psychoeducational evaluation is generally an assessment of cognitive and educational skills focused on measuring ability and achievement discrepancies to diagnose specific learning deficits requiring academic remediation (such as special education services) and/or academic accommodations. Unlike these evaluations, a neuropsychological assessment provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of an individual's neurocognitive and emotional functioning using in depth, standardized tests. Results are not only compared to normative guidelines of children in your child's age group, but also to his/her ow
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