Assessments
We look at every angle
Our comprehensive approach allows us to take the time to fully understand your child’s strengths and needs. When you first contact us, our intake team may recommend various assessments, which could include those that address social and emotional concerns, development, speech and communication, or the gross and fine motor skills needed for daily living. Through these assessments, families gain a greater understanding of their child, and work with our team to determine their child’s unique treatment path and goals.
Assessments include:
Children’s Mental Health Assessment
Mental Health assessments help clinicians and caregivers understand what might be causing social or emotional challenges for your child. From there, we help families identify the types of services or support that will allow them to thrive at home, school, and in their communities. Learn more about the types of services that might be recommended on our Mental Health services page.
Speech Therapy Assessment
A Speech therapy evaluation will help clinicians alongside families determine what goals and treatment interventions will help increase a child 's communication and interactions with others. Evaluations include an assessment to get an overall picture of your child's strengths and areas of need such as how they may understand and process language, clearly express wants and needs, and use social interactions to build relationships. To learn more about our ongoing speech therapy services, visit our Speech therapy services site.
Occupational Therapy Assessment
An Occupational therapy evaluation helps caregivers and clinicians identify the areas of daily living where a child might need support in order to build their independence. Evaluations include a caregiver interview and a skilled assessment of how your child responds to sensory input, motor skills and coordination, self-care skills, play skills, social participation with others, and emotional regulation.
Other Assessments
See our FAQs to learn more about our assessments process, as well as the types of assessments you may need to seek elsewhere.
Frequently Asked Questions About Assessments
Yes—please complete any intake forms sent by our Central Intake Team. If your child has had previous assessments or testing, sharing that information helps us better understand their journey so far.
Most insurance plans do cover mental health diagnostic assessments, but coverage can vary. We encourage you to contact your insurance provider to understand your specific benefits.
Assessments help us understand what your child is experiencing and how we can best support them. They guide our recommendations and ensure we’re connecting you with the right services, at the right time.
We do not offer psychological testing or neuropsychological evaluations, but we do provide diagnostic assessments.
Diagnostic Assessment: A Diagnostic Assessment is the first step in understanding your child’s mental health. Conducted by one of our licensed mental health professionals, this comprehensive evaluation gathers insights from your child’s background, current concerns, and family history. It helps us build a full picture of your child’s social and emotional well-being—and guides the next steps in care.
Psychological Testing: Psychological testing provides an in-depth evaluation and explores areas like cognitive abilities, executive functioning, language, memory, motor coordination, and emotional development. A licensed mental health professional will use standardized tools, to further understand and diagnosis your child.
Neuropsychological Testing: Neuropsychological testing is a specialized assessment conducted by a board-certified neuropsychologist. It focuses on how brain-based conditions—such as brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, or dementia—affect thinking, behavior, and daily functioning. These evaluations provide critical insights for diagnosis, treatment planning, and long-term support.
It’s complicated! While we sometimes identify signs of autism and provide that diagnosis through our current diagnostic assessment process, we do not conduct evaluations exclusively focused on autism. Autism often presents alongside other diagnoses. If additional evaluations or services are needed that we do not provide, your clinician will discuss recommendations with you, which may include further testing.
There are many reasons that a child might act impulsively, move their body quickly, or have difficulty concentrating that may or may not be caused by ADHD. We do not offer ADHD assessments at this time, as they require a neuropsychological evaluation. While we do offer diagnostic and occupational therapy evaluations, which may suggest if an ADHD diagnosis is present, or if there are other causes for concerns.