Comprehensive Pediatric Assessment

You’re not alone—families pursue assessments for many reasons, including:

  • Gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges their child is facing

  • Learning how to support their child’s well-being and learning

  • Informing school decisions or selecting appropriate therapeutic supports

  • Following a recommendation from a school or provider

An assessment offers a deeper understanding of your child’s unique profile—their strengths, areas to support, and what helps them learn, grow, and thrive.

Dr. Joy provides comprehensive neurodevelopmental/psychological and educational evaluations that are in-depth, collaborative, and strengths-based.

The goal of the evaluation is to uncover how the child or teen’s brain learns best and how to help them feel their best.

You will have the opportunity to understand your child’s specific neuro-profile, which includes assessing their cognitive, attention, executive functioning, memory, learning/academic, social, and stress and emotional regulation. Assessment includes cognitive, neuropsychological, educational, and social-emotional measures.

This in-depth understanding and analysis result in a specific roadmap of recommendations based on their profile for therapeutic support, educational needs, and family/home life.

Dr. Joy’s whole-child approach embraces the gifts that are unique to neurodivergence. Families appreciate her collaborative, warm, insightful, and empowering approach.

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Areas of Assessment

Dr. Joy specializes in neurodivergence and working with ages 2-21 and the assessment of the following areas:

  • Autism (including early childhood through young adult and highly impacted to subtle presentations)

  • ADHD, attention, and executive functioning challenges

  • Learning Differences (dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia)

  • Gifted and Twice-Exceptional

  • Developmental Differences

  • Stress Regulation and Social and Emotional Functioning

  • Impact of preterm birth and medical or developmental trauma

  • Adoption

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Assessment Process and Steps

  • Initial intake interview with parents/caregivers

  • School Observation (when indicated)

  • Collaboration with teachers and the treatment team

  • Assessment/testing sessions with the child/teen

  • Integration of findings and data

  • Discussion of findings with parents/caregivers

  • Feedback story/letter with the child/teen

  • Feedback with the treatment team and or school (if indicated and parents would like it)

  • Assessment report finalized and given to parents/caregivers

  • Depending on scheduling and needs, the process takes approximately 6-8 weeks

  • Dr. Joy also offers evaluations that are a more focused assessment on a specific identified area

  • Consultations related to early development or school needs are also available.

Timeline and Fees

Please reach out to Dr. Joy’s office for the most current timeline and fee schedule. Please note that Dr. Joy often has a waitlist.

The cost of a comprehensive evaluation can vary, given the reason for the referral. Given the comprehensive and in-depth nature of our assessment, Dr. Joy often spends between 20 and 25 hours per evaluation.

Dr. Joy offers a limited number of sliding scale slots; if interested, please inquire during the initial consultation.

  • “Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart.”

    — Myla Kabat-Zinn

Feedback From:

Parents, Schools, & Providers

“Thank you, Dr. Joy.  I really see why our communication has been so hard.”

“Now I get why  he gets so overwhelmed and how we can help him.”

“This explains so much.  How did you get such a clear understanding of my child in this short amount of time?”

“This assessment has put us on the path we needed; we couldn’t be more grateful.” 

“Thank you for this excellent report and list of clear accommodations to support her at school.”

“This is exactly the information I needed to guide my treatment.”

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