What to Expect During Your Child’s Neuropsychological Evaluation
If you’ve scheduled a neuropsychological evaluation for your child — or you’re thinking about it — you probably have a lot of questions. What does it involve? How long does it take? Will my child be stressed? What will we actually learn?
Here’s a walk-through of our process so you know exactly what to expect.
Step 1: The Parent Intake
Before we meet your child, we start with you. This conversation covers your child’s developmental history, medical background, academic performance, social and emotional functioning, family history, and your specific concerns and questions.
This is not a formality — it’s one of the most important parts of the evaluation. You know your child better than anyone, and your observations shape how we design the testing.
Step 2: Testing Day(s) (3–6 hours, depending on complexity)
Your child will work one-on-one with Dr. Kuzirian through a series of tasks that feel more like puzzles and activities than a test. We assess areas like thinking and reasoning, attention and concentration, memory and learning, language, visual-spatial processing, academic skills (reading, writing, math), processing speed, executive functioning (organization, planning, flexibility), and social cognition and emotional functioning.
We build in breaks, keep things engaging, and pace the session to your child’s needs. Most kids tell us they actually enjoyed it. For younger children or those who tire quickly, we may split testing across shorter sessions.
Step 3: Scoring, Analysis, and Report Writing (Behind the Scenes)
After testing, Dr. Kuzirian scores all measures, integrates the data with parent and teacher input, reviews relevant records, and writes a detailed report. This is where the clinical judgment happens — not just what the numbers say, but what they mean for your specific child.
This process typically takes 3 weeks.
Step 4: Feedback Session
You’ll receive the full written report. The report is written to be useful for schools, therapists, physicians, and you. We also provide a school-ready letter summarizing findings and recommendations when applicable. During this session we sit down together and walk through the results in plain language. You’ll learn about your child’s unique cognitive profile (strengths and challenges), diagnostic conclusions and what they mean, specific recommendations for school (accommodations, IEP/504, placement), therapeutic recommendations (what kind of therapy, how often, what approach), and strategies you can implement at home starting today.
We encourage questions. We want you to leave this meeting feeling clear, empowered, and equipped — not overwhelmed.
Step 5: After the Evaluation
If you need support implementing the recommendations — communicating with your child’s school, or understanding how to apply the findings at home — we offer parent consultation sessions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the whole process take? From intake to feedback, typically 6 weeks. Testing itself is usually completed in one or two sessions.
Does my child need a referral? No. You can self-refer by scheduling a consultation online.
Will this be stressful for my child? We work hard to make testing comfortable and even enjoyable. Most children do well — they like the one-on-one attention and the puzzle-like quality of the tasks.
Do you accept insurance? We are a private-pay practice. We provide a superbill that you can submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement. Many families receive partial reimbursement depending on their plan.
What ages do you evaluate? We evaluate children, adolescents, and young adults 6 years and older.