The staff at the Clinical Psychology Center provide a number of formal evaluations.  The most frequent questions we receive are about learning disorders and ADHD.

Signs of learning disorders include slow and difficult reading, problems getting ideas down on paper, struggling to understand math concepts, slow information processing, or difficulty remembering important material.  A typical evaluation of a possible learning disorder would include:

• a clinical interview
• a review of past records (grades, reports, etc.)
• Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III or
• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV
• Wechsler Memory Scale-III
• Nelson-Denny Reading Test
• Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement-III
• California Verbal Learning Test-II
• comprehensive test of phonological processing

These are some of the tests included in the LD assessment.  A fixed fee of is charged and collected at the first appointment.  This fee also covers the session to discuss the results and the written report documenting the diagnosis (if any) and recommendations.

Signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) include distractibility, short attention span, disorganization, restlessness, making rash decisions and difficulty completing projects.  A typical evaluation of possible ADHD would include:

• a clinical interview
• a review of past records (grades, reports, etc.)
• Current Symptoms Scale
• Childhood Symptoms Scale
• Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function
• Conners’ Continuous Performance Test-II
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2

These are some of the tests included in the ADHD assessment.  A fixed fee is charged and collected at the first appointment.  This fee also covers the feedback session and written report documenting diagnosis (if any) and recommendations.

Evaluation is also available to answer questions about intellectual ability or “giftedness” or to fulfill agency requirements for specific tests. Fixed fees are also charged for these procedures.