Testing Services for Children and Adolescents
Get the Clarity You Need To Move Forward
Our testing services can help you better understand your child’s psychological concerns and ensure they get the help they need to succeed.
ADHD Testing Services
Wait Time: 1 week
We are psychologists that offer comprehensive Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder for children and adolescents. (Testing ages 6-18)
Psychoeducational Testing
Wait Time: 1 week
Psychoeducational testing is a comprehensive assessment that evaluates an individual’s cognitive and academic abilities, to identify learning difficulties. (Testing for ages 6-18)
Autism Testing
Wait Time: 1 week
Autism testing is a series of assessments designed to evaluate an individual’s social communication skills, repetitive behaviors, intense interests, and sensory sensitivities to diagnose autism spectrum disorder. Testing ages 6-18.
The Process
30 Minute Appointment (Online)
A short video meeting with our Testing Coordinator, where we learn your needs, walk you through our testing process, costs, and schedule your testing appointments.
Overview
- Outline the testing process.
- Provide an estimated cost for testing.
- Review policies and procedures.
- Answer any questions.
- Get testing appointments scheduled
Complete Paperwork
Finishing the required paperwork before we can begin our testing
Overview
- Must be done within 48 hours
- Our paperwork takes 2-3 hours to ensure that we are able to provide the best care possible. Please prepare by:
- Requesting any previous testing reports or IEP’s
- Requesting any medical records that might be helpful
- Downloading or requesting a recent report card, or any previous report card with grades or comments that may suggest ADHD or ASD.
- Identifying a teacher or similar adult who knows your child well to provide their perspective on the child’s symptoms outside of the home, and obtaining their contact information.
Diagnostic Interview (In-Person)
A one-on-one interview with a clinician in which we explore the questions you want answered, get to know you and your child, and assess neurodivergent signs and symptoms.
Overview
- Assessing the signs and symptoms of ADHD, Autism (ASD), and learning difficulties, as well as other disorders that can cause the same symptoms
- Interviewing both the parent and the child
- Usually 1 hour
Behavioral Testing (In-Person)
In person testing where we asses behavior while playing games or making puzzels.
Overview
- Objective data on your child’s symptoms and cognitive functioning
- Playing the “world’s most boring video game”, playing with blocks, solving puzzles, testing academic strengths and growth edges, and completing structured play activities or interviews (depending on the age and referral question)
Feedback session (Online or In-Person)
A session in which a clinician reviews and helps you understand the data collected with you (and your mature child).
Overview
- Summarizing data in a comprehensive report.
- Our clinicians will go over all the data with you to make sure you understand what it means.
- We will provide you with recommendations for next steps and getting the help that your child needs to thrive.
Frequently Asked Questions
Testing for Child or Adolescent ADHD currently costs $2900 per assessment. Additional fees may apply if there are unusual forms or reports required, or if you would like us to attend any meetings regarding the care or education of your child.
We are happy to help you process your out-of-network benefits by providing a super-bill for you to give to your insurance company. Insurance companies vary significantly as to whether they cover ADHD or ASD testing. We are not in-network with any insurance providers at this time. Make sure to contact your insurance company before testing to determine if any pre-authorization is required and to obtain an estimate of your benefits. It is important to note that many of our providers are in-network with insurance companies while they provide other services with other companies. Insurance companies may not pay attention to this detail when providing quotes, so make sure to point out that we are out of network when doing child testing with Perceptive Testing LLC.
The problem is that many different problems can the same symptoms as ADHD, Autism, and Learning Difficulties. These disorders are primarily diagnosed by “ruling out” alternative explanations and documenting consistent symptoms. Depression, anxiety, and common childhood health problems can all cause many of the same symptoms as these disorders. So can adolescent substance use or trauma. Cognitive difficulties or learning disabilities can frustrate children to the point in scholastic setting that they have many of the same symptoms of ADHD, but for different reasons.
Also, having ADHD makes it much more likely that there will also be other problems. Many of the risk and genetic factors for ADHD and ASD overlap with other disorders. And the additional stress and difficulties associated with having ADHD or ASD can make it more likely that other problems come up. Statistically, only having one of these difficulties without also meeting criteria for multiple DSM-5 TR disorders is very rare.
Last but not least, often the diagnosis comes with access to limited resources or controlled interventions. People might have alternative motivation for pursuing a diagnosis, such as access to meds to sell or educational accommodations that are not necessary. As such, testing helps prescribers and educators know that the interventions they provide are necessary and legitimate.
At the moment, we do not offer testing for adults. However, several of our staff also work at Reset Button Counseling LLC, who do provide comprehensive adult ADHD and ASD evaluations. www.resetbuttoncounseling.com
