Psychological & Neuropsychological Evaluations

You know your child best

Parents come to me for many reasons. Sometimes a teacher has raised concerns. Sometimes your child is struggling socially, emotionally, or behaviorally — and nobody has been able to explain why. Sometimes school is harder than it should be, or your child seems anxious, shut down, or like they're working twice as hard as everyone else just to get by. Sometimes things look fine on the outside, but something still feels off.

A comprehensive psychological or neuropsychological evaluation is designed to answer your specific questions — whatever they are. It builds a complete picture of how your child thinks, learns, processes, and experiences the world, and translates that picture into concrete next steps. This includes identifying autism spectrum concerns that may have been missed or are presenting in subtle ways.

What the evaluation looks like

Every evaluation is individualized. I start by listening — really listening — to what you're observing and what you want to understand. From there, I select the tools most likely to answer your specific referral questions. A typical evaluation may include:

• A thorough parent interview covering developmental, medical, and family history
• Review of prior evaluations, school records, and any relevant reports
• Cognitive and intellectual assessment
• Academic achievement testing across reading, writing, and math
• Processing assessments (working memory, processing speed, attention)
• Social-emotional and behavioral rating scales completed by parents and teachers
• Additional specialized measures based on your referral concerns

All testing is completed by me personally — not delegated to a technician or assistant. I know your child's full story by the time I write the report.

What you get at the end

A comprehensive written report that doesn't just describe test scores — it tells the story of your child. You'll receive a clear explanation of findings, diagnostic conclusions where applicable, and specific, actionable recommendations for school, providers, and home. I also meet with you in a feedback session to walk through everything and answer your questions.

Who this evaluation serves

This evaluation is appropriate for children, adolescents, and young adults across a wide range of concerns — including learning differences, attention difficulties, processing challenges, autism spectrum concerns, emotional and behavioral differences, giftedness with co-occurring challenges, school refusal, anxiety, and situations where a previous evaluation didn't capture the full picture. For children under age 5, see our early childhood developmental evaluation.

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)

If your child has been evaluated by their school and you disagree with the findings, or feel the evaluation was incomplete, you have the legal right to request an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense. I am experienced with the Connecticut IEE process and available to serve as an independent evaluator.

Have more questions? Visit our FAQ page for answers to the most common questions families ask before getting started.

Neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations are available for families in Guilford, Madison, Branford, New Haven, and across the Connecticut Shoreline.

Shapiro Psychology is located in Guilford, CT and serves families across Madison, Branford, Clinton, Old Saybrook, East Haven, North Haven, New Haven, and the Connecticut Shoreline.