Child & Teen Assessments
Finding an assessment for a higher masking or lower support needs child or teen can be challenging. Many children will be missed as they mask neurodivergent traits during their assessment or the assessment tools used are not capturing non-traditional presentations of Autism or ADHD. Our assessments are designed to identify all neurodivergent children, regardless of their presentation.
Better understand your child and the accommodations they need
Children thrive when parents and teachers understand their neuro-type and can make accommodations to support the way they communicate, connect, learn, and regulate emotions. Learning more about your child’s neuro-type can deepen your relationship with them; supporting a more harmonious and connected family dynamic. Parents are able to stay more regulated when they understand the reason for their child’s struggles and how to help them through the moment.
Comprehensive Psychological Testing
Comprehensive psychological testing is a deep dive into your child’s psychological differences, strengths, and support needs. This testing is completed by a licensed psychologist and includes a full battery of test measures to help rule in/out ADHD, Autism, and any other co-occurring diagnosis and differences (PDA, depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, social anxiety, etc). This evaluation is for you if you are looking to understand the complete picture of your child’s mental health and neutoype with a robust exploration of all possible diagnosis.
The process:
A clinical interview with parents, teachers, or other providers your child is working with (discussing your observations about your child, psychological/developmental history)
Multiple collateral measures completed by parents, teachers, caregivers and other important adults that help to capture your child’s unique presentation
In-person testing appointment(s) utilizing the MIGDAS-2 and/or ADOS-2, WISC-V, and MOXO. Other measures will be given as indicated by your child’s unique needs
Documentation/record review (assessor will review any previous school records, IEPs, previous testing)
After testing is completed, you will be invited back for a discussion of the results of the testing and you will be given a comprehensive report for your records
PRICE FOR PACKAGE: $3000
Autism Assessment
For families only interested in determining whether their child is autistic or allistic (not autistic), we offer an Autism assessment. The Autism assessment will also identify those with a PDA profile.
The process includes:
A clinical interview with parents, teachers, or other providers your child is working with (discussing your observations about your child, psychological/developmental history)
Multiple collateral measures completed by parents, teachers, caregivers and other important adults that help to capture your child’s unique presentation
In-person testing appointment(s) utilizing several self report measures, MIGDAS-2 and/or ADOS-2. Other measures will be given as indicated by your child’s unique needs.
Documentation/record review (assessor will review any previous school records, IEPs, previous testing)
After testing is completed, you will be invited back for a discussion of the results of the testing and you will be given a copy of the evaluation for your records
PRICE FOR PACKAGE:
$2500
Ready to start the process?
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We are not currently contracted with any one insurance provider. However, for those with PPO plans we can issue you a superbill to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
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On a limited and case-by-case basis Wander may consider testing at a lower rate. Regarding payment plans, we can break the fee up into two or three installments. Please note that clients using payment plans will not receive their final report until all payments are processed.
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Testing always starts right away. The testing process starts with the completion of forms, review of documents, and information gathered from collateral contacts. The face-to-face meeting is usually scheduled within a couple of weeks. You can expect the diagnostic outcome and report within a few days of the face-to-face meeting.
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Screening for learning disorders can be done during our full evaluation. This can be discussed prior to starting the testing process as often this kind of testing is done by a school psychologist in the academic setting to help facilitate IEPs/504s.
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Testing young children is best done in person for accurate results. For Autism testing, teens may be able to be seen virtually throughout California.