What Evaluations Can Do for You at MCG

Our evaluations may assess: 

  • Intelligence/IQ

  • Executive Control functions, such as: problem-solving, planning, starting tasks, shifting tasks, impulse control, emotional regulation, and behavioral control. 

  • Attention

  • Learning

  • Memory

  • Processing and Production speed

  • Language

  • Visual and Spatial skills

  • Motor functions

  • Academic achievement

  • Social functioning

  • Emotional functioning

  • Adaptive skills

  • Cognitive strengths and weaknesses

  • How your child learns best

 

Why would I need or want an evaluation?

Our evaluations can identify and diagnose:

  • Anxiety and OCD

  • Attention deficit disorders

  • Autism spectrum disorders

  • Neuro-developmental disorders

  • Depression

  • Dyslexia

  • Dementia

  • Gifted and talented

  • Learning disabilities

  • Social communication disorders

  • Social-emotional disorders

  • Nonverbal learning disorder

  • Post-concussive syndrome

  • Mood regulation difficulties

  • Reduced processing/production rates

  • Academic – extended time for college entrance exams

  • and, a variety of other conditions.
     

Common Evaluation Reasons Include:

  • Your child's academic or social/behavioral needs are not being met at school.

  • Anxiety may be impacting your ability to focus or adversely impacting your work. 

  • You wonder if you have attentional issues (like AD/HD) or  have been having difficulty concentrating.

  • Would psychotherapy be most beneficial? Which kind of therapy?  How about medication? Both therapy and medication?

  • You've noticed behavioral difficulties in your child, such as difficulty interacting with peers, adults, and making friends.

  • Developmental concerns across the lifespan – speech/motor/social delays in childhood, memory and cognitive decline in older adults.

  • The need for an assessment to determine "gifted" or "exceptional"  students.

  • Determining the unique learning capabilities –and challenges– of students who are not eligible for special education services. 

  • Elucidating whether or not you qualify for accommodations (e.g. extended time) on standardized tests like the SAT, The ACT, GRE, etc.

  • Physical health changes – a concussion, brain injury, a major illness, medication side effects, etc. – adversely impacting your loved one's life.

  • Does my child have dyslexia? 

  • My child's pediatrician recommended we seek testing and advice because he is exhibiting some problem behaviors.

  • School admission testing (WISC-IV/WISC-V, WAIS-IV) pre-requisite for many private and/or independent schools.  

  • Why do I keep having problems in my intimate relationships? Why can't I "keep" a relationship?

  • Expert treatment planning recommendations requested by health providers and support persons for persons with disabilities.  

  • Are my parent's mental changes related to a normal process of aging, mild cognitive impairment, or the onset of dementia?

  • I need a second opinion; I don't think my child truly has AD/HD, etc. 

  • Disability evaluation testing