The purpose of the evaluation is to understand the child's particular profile of strengths and weaknesses in an effort to maximize the child's learning potential and overall functioning. The evaluations are child-centered and are typically conducted over 1-3 sessions. The evaluation typically involves taking a detailed history, completion of direct cognitive, neuropsychological and educational testing, obtaining information about school performance, as well as an individual interview with the child. Following the evaluation a face-to-face feedback conference to discuss the results, diagnoses (if applicable) and educational and therapeutic recommendations is conducted.

If desired, a school meeting to discuss the findings and recommendations can also be arranged.

The neuropsychological and educational evaluations typically consist of assessment of multiple areas, including:

• General intellectual functioning and cognitive skills
• Achievement skills, including reading and arithmetic
• Visual-perceptual and visual-spatial
• Visual-motor integration and fine motor
• Learning and memory
• Language
• Executive abilities (organization, planning, inhibition and cognitive/mental flexibility)
• Attention
• Behavioral and emotional functioning
• Social skills
• Assessment of phonological processing abilities

An autism evaluation involves assessment of intellectual, developmental, language, visual-perceptual, visual-motor, fine motor, and adaptive functioning. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is also a typical part of this evaluation.