Comprehensive Answers About How Your Child Thinks, Learns, and Experiences the World
Understanding Your Child Starts Here
A neuropsychological evaluation provides a comprehensive, detailed picture of how your child's brain works — their cognitive abilities, executive functioning, social-emotional skills, learning profile, and overall developmental makeup. It clarifies strengths, identifies areas where support is needed, and gives your family a clear path forward.
This isn't a checklist or a screening. It's the most thorough assessment available for understanding why your child is struggling, what's driving the behavior you're seeing, and exactly what to do about it.
What We Evaluate
Every evaluation is tailored to your child's specific concerns. Click below to learn more about each area of assessment.
ADHD Testing & Evaluation
Difficulty focusing, staying organized, managing impulses, or completing tasks — these challenges affect every part of a child's day. Our ADHD evaluations go beyond a simple rating scale to measure attention, executive functioning, processing speed, and working memory, giving you a precise understanding of what's happening and how to help.
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Autism Spectrum Evaluation
Whether your child's differences are obvious or subtle — including the often-missed female autism phenotype — our autism evaluations use gold-standard tools including the ADOS-2 and ADI-R to understand how your child processes social information, sensory input, and communication.
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Learning Disability Assessment
When a bright child can't produce work that matches their ability, a specific learning disability may be the reason. We assess for dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and other processing differences that create gaps between potential and performance — and we pinpoint exactly where the breakdown is happening.
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Twice-Exceptional & Gifted Assessment
Some children are both gifted and have a learning disability, ADHD, or autism — and each exceptionality masks the other. Our evaluations are designed to identify the full profile: the peaks and the valleys, and the relationship between them. These are the kids who fall through the cracks without comprehensive testing.
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Our Approach
We practice neurodivergent-affirming, strengths-based assessment. That means your child's report will describe a whole person — not a list of deficits. Differences are understood, not pathologized. Diagnoses are given clearly and accurately when they apply. And recommendations are specific, practical, and designed for your child's actual life.
What to Expect
1. Initial Consultation We talk through your concerns, your child's history, and your specific questions. This ensures the evaluation targets exactly what your family needs to know. Consultations are free and take about 20 minutes.
2. Comprehensive Assessment Your child participates in tailored activities — puzzles, storytelling, problem-solving, drawing — that reveal how their brain processes information. Most kids tell us they had fun. Assessment typically spans two sessions.
3. Feedback Session We meet to review findings, discuss diagnoses when applicable, and walk through every recommendation in detail. You'll leave understanding your child's profile deeply — not just the scores, but what they mean for daily life.
4. Comprehensive Report You receive a detailed, clearly written report that you can share with schools, therapists, and other providers. Our reports are designed to be used — not filed away.
5. Follow-Up Support We're available for questions, ongoing parent support, and collaboration with your child's team. The evaluation isn't the end of the relationship — it's the beginning of a clearer path.
Locations
Napa | Folsom
We see children and young adults from across the Sacramento region and North Bay.
Ready to Get Started?
A free 20-minute consultation is the first step. We'll talk through what you're seeing and figure out together whether an evaluation is the right move.
Want to Learn More?
Visit our Learn hub for in-depth guides on topics like ADHD vs. autism, the female autism phenotype, executive functioning, and how to use evaluation results.
Listen to the Wide Awake Parenting Podcast for neurodivergent-affirming insights on understanding your child's brain and navigating parenthood with more clarity and confidence.