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[quote=Anonymous]Op, I have 3 kids and have done 6 neuropsychs (2 each) with 4 different providers. Some do just do testing (including those recommended on this site) and give a diagnosis and describe the child’s abilities in very alarming language which is meant to allow parents to advocate for services.

The quality of the testing and report also carries significantly. A couple practices signals they were liberal about giving diagnoses, and we have found that to be the case even when our DC did not strictly meet the criteria.

If you think you know all of your DCs areas of weakness, our experience is that Mindwell did do very thorough testing and did not give diagnoses which did not strictly meet the DSM criteria. For example, my DC did not get an ADHD diagnosis because they only met 5 of the criteria (out of 6), but the report stressed that with those 5 criteria my DC had severe deficits. So good data, but no diagnosis.

I think what I did not think was great about that experience is that they did not screen for anxiety or ASD, which they probably should have. DC later got an anxiety diagnosis although the ASD is still unclear - but there were enough signs that I mentioned in the intake that the panel’s should have done a screen at the time.

I would also think what you want out of the neuropsych. We have had repeats on our kids, and will do again (school requires it every 3 years) and they change over time. It’s not a definitive profile of your child, just a snapshot of a specific time. [/quote]

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