Domains assessed to evaluate neurodevelopmental disorders include language, cognitive, and social-emotional development in conjunction with measures of adaptive functioning and academic achievement. Tests I administer to assess early childhood developmental milestones include:
Bayley Scales of Infant Development-3rd Edition to assess infants and toddlers global development
ADOS-2 Autism Spectrum Assessment
Childhood Autism Rating Scale-2nd Edition- Standard and High Functioning Versions
Leiter-2 nonverbal intellectual test to assess for a range of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Vineland-3 measure of adaptive functioning,
Cognitive Testing assesses overall intellectual ability, as well as strengths and weaknesses in areas such as verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, visual-spatial abilities, working memory, and processing speed. The most common IQ test I administered io children ages 2 to 15 include:
WISC-5 to children ages 6-15
WPSSI-4 to preschool age children between 2 1/2 and 5 -years, 11 months.
Achievement Testing evaluates academic abilities in the areas of word reading, phonics, reading comprehension, written language, math reasoning, calculation, and academic fluency. Measures of oral language may also be assessed. I administer the following academic achievement tests:
WRAT-4 screening achievement exam
WIAT-4 will be released to conduct a comprehensive achievement test of attention and executive functioning (WIAT-4 evaluates difficulties pertaining to initiation, sustained attention and effort, emotional modulation, ability to monitor and self- correct, working memory, organization, and planning).
Behavior Rating Scales completed by parents/caregivers, teachers or other relevant individuals will be administered:
Child Behavior Checklist
Conner's ADHD Inventory
Vineland 3
CARS parent ratings
Leiter Structured Emotional and Behavior Rating Scales Observed During Office Sessions
Bayley Parent Social=Emotional Rating Scale of Infant/Toddler