Evaluation Services
When you or your child is struggling with learning, attention, behavior, communication, memory, or daily functioning, it can be hard to know what kind of help is needed. A comprehensive evaluation can provide answers, clarify diagnoses, and guide the next steps.
Goldberg & LaRosa Psychology Associates, PLLC provides neuropsychological, psychoeducational, autism, developmental, bilingual, and diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Our evaluations are designed to answer practical questions: What is causing the difficulty? Is there a diagnosis? What supports, services, accommodations, or treatments are appropriate? What should the next step be?
Every evaluation is individualized. We select tests based on the person’s age, developmental history, communication style, language background, behavioral presentation, and referral question.
Why Choose Goldberg & LaRosa Psychology Associates?
Choosing the right evaluator matters. A strong evaluation should do more than list test scores. It should explain the full picture in clear language and provide recommendations that can be used in real life.
Families, schools, attorneys, physicians, agencies, and care teams choose our practice because we are experienced with complex developmental, cognitive, behavioral, educational, and neurological profiles.
- We provide detailed evaluations for children, teens, adults, and older adults.
- We specialize in complex autism, neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and diagnostic questions.
- We use flexible testing methods for individuals who may not respond well to standard testing.
- We offer bilingual and Spanish-language evaluations when appropriate.
- We provide reports that are clear, practical, and useful for school, treatment, legal, workplace, and care-planning decisions.
- We help families understand not only the diagnosis, but what to do next.
Our goal is to provide clarity, direction, and meaningful recommendations that support the person at home, in school, at work, and in the community.
Autism Evaluations
We provide autism diagnostic evaluations for toddlers, children, adolescents, and adults. These evaluations can help when there are concerns about social communication, language development, repetitive behaviors, sensory needs, rigidity, attention, anxiety, developmental delays, or difficulty with daily functioning.
An autism evaluation may include:
- ADOS-2 testing, with the module selected based on the individual’s language and developmental level
- ADI-R or a detailed developmental history interview
- Adaptive behavior assessment, such as Vineland-3 or ABAS-3
- Parent, caregiver, teacher, or provider rating forms
- Observation of communication, play, social interaction, flexibility, and behavior
- Review of school, medical, therapy, or prior evaluation records
- Differential diagnosis when symptoms overlap with ADHD, anxiety, language disorder, intellectual disability, or learning differences
Our autism evaluations are designed to provide diagnostic clarity and practical recommendations. Reports may support treatment planning, school services, IEP or 504 decisions, OPWDD-related needs, therapy recommendations, and access to appropriate supports.
Testing for Complex Developmental and Behavioral Profiles
Some children and adults cannot fully show their abilities through standard testing alone. This may be due to limited language, anxiety, sensory sensitivities, motor challenges, distractibility, rigidity, aggression, self-injury, elopement risk, or difficulty tolerating structured tasks.
We are experienced in evaluating individuals with complex profiles. Our approach is flexible, patient, and developmentally appropriate. We may use shorter sessions, breaks, parent involvement, sensory-aware supports, behavioral strategies, nonverbal measures, and language-reduced tasks.
When appropriate, testing may include:
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition
- Leiter-3
- C-TONI-2
- KABC-II Nonverbal Index
- Mullen Scales of Early Learning
- Raven’s Progressive Matrices
- Vineland-3
- ABAS-3
- Language-reduced and nonverbal problem-solving tasks
The purpose is not simply to see whether someone can complete a standard test battery. The purpose is to understand the person’s actual cognitive, developmental, adaptive, and functional abilities as accurately as possible.
Independent Educational Evaluations
We provide Independent Educational Evaluations, also known as IEEs, for families and school districts. These evaluations may be privately paid or district-funded.
An IEE can be helpful when a family wants a second opinion, when a student’s needs are not fully understood, or when school planning requires more detailed information.
IEEs may address:
- Autism diagnostic clarification
- Neuropsychological functioning
- Psychoeducational functioning
- Learning disabilities
- ADHD and executive functioning
- Intellectual functioning
- Language and developmental concerns
- Behavioral and emotional functioning
- Adaptive functioning
- Educational needs, services, and accommodations
Our IEE reports are written to be useful for CSE meetings, IEP planning, 504 planning, placement discussions, related services, behavior intervention planning, assistive technology, executive-function supports, and transition planning.
Diagnostic Clarity for School and Treatment Planning
Many children and adults have overlapping symptoms. Attention problems may be related to ADHD, anxiety, autism, learning difficulties, sleep issues, emotional distress, executive function weaknesses, or another concern. Behavioral challenges may reflect communication difficulties, sensory overload, cognitive delays, trauma, anxiety, or unmet support needs.
A careful evaluation helps clarify what is contributing to the difficulty and what supports are likely to help.
We commonly help distinguish between:
- Autism and ADHD
- Autism and language disorder
- Autism and intellectual disability
- Learning disability and academic skill gaps
- Executive function difficulties and motivation concerns
- Anxiety, OCD, emotional dysregulation, and behavioral concerns
- Cognitive impairment and day-to-day functional limitations
- Developmental delays and educational needs
Clear diagnostic information can help families, schools, and providers choose the right therapies, accommodations, interventions, services, and supports.
Neuropsychological Evaluations
Neuropsychological evaluations look at how brain-based skills affect learning, memory, attention, language, problem-solving, behavior, emotional functioning, executive functioning, and daily life.
These evaluations may be appropriate when there are developmental, neurological, medical, psychiatric, or educational concerns.
We evaluate concerns related to:
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual disability
- Executive function difficulties
- Memory problems
- Cognitive decline or dementia-related concerns
- Traumatic brain injury
- Concussion and post-concussive symptoms
- Stroke and other neurological conditions
- Long COVID and chronic cognitive concerns
- Emotional or behavioral changes related to neurological or medical factors
Findings are explained in clear language, with recommendations that can be used at home, school, work, in medical care, in treatment, or as part of legal and care-planning decisions.
Psychoeducational Evaluations
Psychoeducational evaluations help identify learning strengths and weaknesses, academic skill development, attention and executive function concerns, and educational needs.
These evaluations may be useful when there are concerns about reading, writing, math, attention, processing speed, test-taking, school performance, or the need for accommodations.
A psychoeducational evaluation may help identify:
- Dyslexia and reading disorders
- Written expression disorders
- Math disorders
- ADHD-related learning concerns
- Processing speed weaknesses
- Working memory difficulties
- Executive function weaknesses
- Testing accommodation needs
- IEP or 504 support needs
Recommendations may address school accommodations, specialized instruction, testing supports, executive-function strategies, academic interventions, and next steps for educational planning.
Bilingual and Spanish-Language Evaluations
We offer Spanish-language and bilingual evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. These evaluations are appropriate when Spanish is the person’s primary language, strongest language, or an important part of their developmental and educational history.
Accurate evaluation requires more than translating English tests. We consider language exposure, cultural background, school history, developmental history, and communication abilities when selecting and interpreting assessment tools.
Spanish-language and bilingual evaluations may support:
- Autism evaluations
- Psychoeducational evaluations
- Neuropsychological evaluations
- Independent Educational Evaluations
- OPWDD-related evaluations
- IEP and 504 planning
- Testing accommodation requests
When appropriate, testing may include Spanish-language, bilingual, nonverbal, or language-reduced measures, such as:
- WISC-V Spanish
- WPPSI-IV Spanish
- Woodcock-Muñoz IV
- Batería IV
- Batería III
- Spanish-language adaptive behavior measures
- Nonverbal cognitive measures such as Leiter-3, C-TONI-2, or Raven’s Progressive Matrices
Our goal is to provide a fair and accurate assessment that reflects the person’s true abilities, not just their performance in English.
Adult, Workplace, and Forensic Evaluations
We also provide evaluations for adults when there are questions about cognitive functioning, emotional functioning, neurological concerns, workplace needs, accommodations, or legal matters.
Adult evaluations may address:
- ADHD and executive functioning
- Learning or testing accommodation needs
- Workplace cognitive concerns
- Return-to-work planning
- Memory or cognitive decline
- Dementia-related concerns
- Traumatic brain injury or concussion
- Stroke or neurological conditions
- Long COVID-related cognitive concerns
- Personal injury matters
- Forensic neuropsychological questions
- Functional capacity concerns
Reports provide detailed findings, diagnostic impressions when appropriate, and recommendations for next steps.
Clear Reports and Practical Recommendations
A good evaluation should be understandable and useful. We write reports that explain the results clearly and connect the findings to practical recommendations.
Depending on the referral question, recommendations may include:
- School accommodations and IEP or 504 recommendations
- Special education services or related services
- Behavioral and emotional supports
- Speech, occupational therapy, or other treatment recommendations
- Executive-function and attention supports
- Testing accommodations
- Workplace accommodations
- Medical, neurological, or psychiatric follow-up
- Care planning and community support recommendations
We want families and professionals to leave the evaluation process with a better understanding of the person’s strengths, challenges, diagnosis, and next steps.
Not Sure Which Evaluation You Need?
You do not need to know the exact type of evaluation before contacting us. Tell us what concerns you are seeing, and we can help determine the most appropriate next step.
Whether the question involves autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, developmental delays, memory concerns, cognitive changes, school planning, workplace needs, or a complex diagnostic picture, we are here to help.