Assessment & Diagnostic Services

Neuropsychological testing measures a wide variety of brain functions, including one’s intellectual capabilities, attention and executive functioning abilities, short and long-term memory, language skills, and motor skills. Neuropsychological assessment batteries can also incorporate aspects of other assessment types, such as academic achievement skills and emotional well-being.

This testing is used to assess Attention 

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), adolescent and adult Autism, intellectual disabilities, and cognitive decline or specific memory challenges.

Please reach out to discuss our pricing options for adult ADHD and Autism evaluations, as these may not require a full neuropsychological battery in order to receive the formal diagnosis. 

Note: Some adult evaluations may necessitate a full neuropsychological battery to qualify for certain kinds of accommodations (e.g., college & federal disability and related benefits). Please let your examiner know if you intend to pursue these in advance, so we can ensure your testing battery will be sufficient for such purposes. 

Social/emotional and psychodiagnostic testing is used to clarify what psychological diagnoses are present for an individual. These assessments can be used to facilitate recommendations for therapy, psychiatric care, or more intensive treatment options such as residential care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. They can also be used for clients to gain better understanding of themselves in relation to their symptomatology. 

Social/emotional and psychodiagnostic testing focuses primarily on one’s personality, mental health symptoms, interpersonal abilities, and emotion regulation rather than their intellectual capabilities, cognitive functioning and academic achievement.

Nouveau’s psychodiagnostic evaluations are designed to minimize impact of pathologizing labels. Instead, we focus on identifying appropriate supports and next steps for a client’s treatment. These evaluations may be integrated into neuropsychological or psychoeducational test batteries, or can be administered on their own. 

Please Note: Your examiner may inform you of the possibility of an underlying neurodevelopmental condition (e.g., ADHD and/or Autism). We will utilize a short screener and recommend a broader testing battery if indicated. 

ADHD and Autism are commonly identified alongside other diagnoses, and which are often missed prior to assessment, especially in high achieving kids and adults, as well as many average or above-average IQ females. 

Neurodivergent populations have a high risk of developing trauma-related conditions such as complex PTSD, personality disorders, OCD, treatment-resistant anxiety and depression, eating disorders and substance use disorders. 

Your examiner will be happy to discuss the pros and cons of proceeding with this level of testing if you suspect you or your loved one may have any of these neurodevelopmental conditions!