Children's Neuropsychological

General information

Children's Neuropsychological Services has been dedicated to serving children, adolescents and college age students in the Capital District since 2002. We offer consultations and comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with neurological, developmental, and medical conditions that affect learning and behavior. The neuropsychological evaluation involves assessment of various brain functions such as attention and memory, as well as behavioral and emotional functioning in order to understand how the child learns and functions in day to day activities. We make diagnoses when applicable, describe the child’s overall pattern of cognitive and behavioral strengths and weaknesses, and share our findings and recommendations with parents, physicians and specialists (i.e., primary care, neurology, psychiatry), and school staff in order to guide treatment and educational planning (i.e. IEP, 504 accommodations), with the goal of optimizing developmental outcome.

Our neuropsychologists are licensed psychologists who have doctoral degrees in clinical psychology with specialized training in brain development, brain functions, learning and medical complications that affect brain functioning. We also have specialized training in the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological tests with children.

Each evaluation is tailored to the individual child. The tests administered and the extent of testing varies depending upon the child’s age and the presenting concerns. The following is a list of abilities that may be assessed:

• General intelligence
• Attention
• Executive functions (such as planning, organizational skills)
• Processing speed
• Language skills
• Verbal memory
• Visual memory
• Visual perception
• Visual-motor integration (such as eye-hand coordination, writing)
• Academic skills (reading, writing, math)
• Behavioral and emotional functioning