If you or your child are struggling educationally or in life and attempts to improve the situation have not been effective, a psychological assessment could very well provide the answers that you want. Psychological assessments are a means of gathering information from various sources (e.g., observations, interviews, school/college records, and formal testing methods) in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of you or your child’s strengths and weaknesses and make an accurate diagnosis. The heart of our assessments is our recommendations, which are tailored to you or your child’s unique strengths and needs so that you can overcome your challenges.

Importantly, psychological assessments can be used to gain access to proper educational placement, programming, and accommodations through:

• Special education
• Gifted and talented programs
• 504 services from elementary school through college

For individuals who meet disability criteria, educational accommodations can include extended time on standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and MCAT.

The ApaCenter offers the following assessments:

• Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessments (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)) Assessments
• Dyslexia Assessments
• Giftedness Assessments
• Twice Exceptional Assessments
• Independent Educational Evaluations
• Learning Disabilities Assessments
• Personality and Psychological Assessments
• Neuropsychological Assessments

Unlike most practices, ApaCenter assessments are typically conducted by Licensed Psychologists. That means that a Ph.D. with a license in psychology will do all the testing themselves, write the entire report, and personally give you a one hour feedback session. Also, a psychologist who specializes in your area of interest will conduct the assessment.

Our Licensed Psychologists at the ApaCenter also are Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs) and are experienced at working within schools and with school staff. So, we will be able to tailor our assessments to meet the specific needs of schools when eligibility for special education and/or 504 services is in question.

Unless otherwise noted, all ApaCenter assessments will include the following:

• Review of developmental, medical, behavioral, and family history
• A clinical interview
• Review of report cards, teacher information, results of school administered standardized tests (for students), and results of other psychological evaluations
• Individual testing in areas such as cognitive abilities, memory, attention, academic and language skills, and emotional/behavioral functioning
• A comprehensive report that includes answers to your specific questions, identification of strengths and weaknesses, diagnoses, educational/vocational implications, and recommendations
• A one hour feedback session with the Licensed Psychologist who conducted the assessment

For information on how you will receive the assessment results and next steps please see our article, What’s Next.

If you are interested in setting up our an appointment for an assessment or would just like to find out more information, please contact our office manager, Becky Holley, at (512) 891-1500. She will be happy to help.