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[quote=Anonymous]When you go for a neuropsych, the first appointment is where you describe your child's strengths and weaknesses as you see them and the areas of concern that you have.  Based on that, the psychologist will identify which tests should be administered.  There are some tests that are pretty much administered to every child (like the WISC) but other tests are selected depending on whether the psychologist believes the child might have a weakness in a particular arena.  For example, my DS had a number of red flags for dyslexia so the psychologist included a number of tests to evaluate his phonological abilities.  If your child is neurotypical, testing them for autism or dyslexia just doesn't make sense.  Administering a test for ability to stay on task isn't going to uncover any helpful information if there are no concerns for ADHD.

If you're interested in better understanding your child's strengths and weaknesses, just do a WISC and a couple of aptitude tests.  It will be a lot cheaper.
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