Is a neuropsych eval really worth it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the issues are minimal and mostly at home so no, I don’t think a neuropsych or additional testing makes sense. Probably parent training is a good place to start.

I know of SPACE for anxiety, is there other parent training that maybe you have done or that you recommend?

Another i can recommend is parent child journey dr Shapiro. He has a course for parents that can be helpful.

As for neuropsych, we have not gotten one for our almost 7 year old. He was diagnosed with adhd by his therapist and later child psychiatrist (who prescribes medication for the adhd) based on interview with parent and child and Vanderbilt forms from parents and teacher. It’s a misconception that you need a neuropsych to get a diagnosis.

Part of our decision: when I asked psychiatrist if he thought we needed one he said that he usually recommends them when you suspect you could be missing something, or there is a piece that doesn’t make total sense that you need to parse out. In our case, he felt the adhd diagnosis was accurate and we agreed. And medication has been helpful.

Hope that helps!

Yeah I feel like after everyone's input here, we may be leaning towards sticking with therapy and looking for parenting support for now, and as we need more help knowing how to help him, a more formal eval may be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the issues are minimal and mostly at home so no, I don’t think a neuropsych or additional testing makes sense. Probably parent training is a good place to start.

I know of SPACE for anxiety, is there other parent training that maybe you have done or that you recommend?

Another i can recommend is parent child journey dr Shapiro. He has a course for parents that can be helpful.

As for neuropsych, we have not gotten one for our almost 7 year old. He was diagnosed with adhd by his therapist and later child psychiatrist (who prescribes medication for the adhd) based on interview with parent and child and Vanderbilt forms from parents and teacher. It’s a misconception that you need a neuropsych to get a diagnosis.

Part of our decision: when I asked psychiatrist if he thought we needed one he said that he usually recommends them when you suspect you could be missing something, or there is a piece that doesn’t make total sense that you need to parse out. In our case, he felt the adhd diagnosis was accurate and we agreed. And medication has been helpful.

Hope that helps!

Yeah I feel like after everyone's input here, we may be leaning towards sticking with therapy and looking for parenting support for now, and as we need more help knowing how to help him, a more formal eval may be worth it.

Just be aware, if you do decide you need a formal eval, that the waits can be very long - up to a year, or even longer.