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Psychological testing is available for children and adults.
Child and Adolescent Testing
Adult Testing
Bilingual Testing
Testing for children and adolescents is done whenever there are behavior
concerns that have implications for school. This battery of tests will
identify attention problems, learning difficulties, memory difficulties, and
other issues that often underlie behavior problems, anxieties, and depression.
The typical battery of tests includes, but is not limited to:
- Intelligence Test - the purpose of this test is not so much to
get an IQ, but to understand how the brain processes different kinds of
information, bothe verbal and nonverbal.
- Academic Achievement Test - the purpose of this test is to
identify areas of academics that are weak and compare them to the ability
measured on the intelligence test. This can identify areas of
disability.
- Memory Test - there are many different kinds of memory.
Deficits in memory play a role in ADHD and learning difficulties.
- Continuous Performance Test - this is test that specifically
measures attention, impulsivity, and processing speed.
- Behavioral Inventories - these provide information about the
child's behavior from multiple perspectives.
Adult Testing
- Testing for ADHD would include the tests listed above under Child
and Adolescent Testing.
- Evaluations for disability would include personality testing to
measure depression, anxiety, and other difficulties.
- Forensic evaluations done for legal purposes would include
personality testing that would measure issues such as potential for
violence.
Bilingual Testing
- Testing in all areas described above is available with a Spanish
language administration. The evaluator is fluent in the Spanish
language, trained in what measures are valid for non-native English
speakers, and has Spanish versions of tests that can be administered.
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