Bariatric Psychological Evaluation Broward County Psychoeducational testing is often recommended when a child is struggling to keep up with academic demands, has been retained, or appears to have unusual difficulty with a specific subject. Psychoeducational testing is used to
diagnose
educational
learning planning
disabilities and
and
provide
special
recommendations
testing
for
accommodations.
Psychoeducational testing generally consists of a test of cognitive ability, an achievement
test,
and
an
evaluation
of
emotional
and
behavioral
functioning. ADHD testing is useful when determining if a student’s academic difficulties are the result of an attention problem, behavioral problem or underlying emotional issue. ADHD testing may include parent and teacher questionnaires, self-report measures, tests of attention, and personality inventories. This type of testing is often conducted in conjunction with some psychoeducational testing so that a more thorough and individually tailored academic plan can be recommended. Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), also known as Autism Spectrum Disorders, are generally present from an early age and affect one’s ability to relate to others and/or their environment normally. Testing for these disorders generally includes an in-depth interview with parents and teachers, a measure of adaptive functioning, standardized parent and teacher questionnaires, and often portions of the psychoeducational battery. Research demonstrates that early diagnosis and intervention with PDD results in better long term prognosis. Read more bariatric psychological evaluation plantation