NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA (elementary & middle school students)
(cost $1975) (procedure codes 96132, 96133, 96136, 96137)
This
includes
the
initial
interview,
testing
and
written
report.
There
are
additional
charges
for
the
completion
of
any
additional
forms
required
by
various
organizations.
Procedure
codes
90791,
96132,
96133,
96136,
96137.
Additional
charges
will
apply
if
previous
evaluations
needed
to
be
reviewed
or
additional
conditions
are
present,
such
as
anxiety
or
depression
that,
will
require
additional
procedures.
This
is
for
the
purpose
of
determining
whether
a
child
or
adult
has
the
reading
problem
that
meets
the
criteria
to
receive
a
formal
diagnosis
of
a
Reading
Disorder
(developmental
dyslexia
).
It
involves
an
assessment
of
overall
cognitive
functioning
as
well
as
reading,
writing
and
spelling
testing.
Learning
disorders
other
than
Dyslexia
are
also
evaluated
when
indicated.
A
formal
diagnosis
is
necessary
if
you
are
seeking
insurance
reimbursement
or
are
trying
to
obtain
special
accommodations
in
school,
for
standardized
testing
or
for
employment
purposes.
This
evaluation
results
in
an
integrated
written
report.
Problems
with
Testing
for
Dyslexia.
Automaticity
is
acquired
in
the
latter
stage
of
reading
acquisition
when
decoding
of
words
is
automatic
and
therefore
rapid,
which
allows
more
mental
resources
to
be
directed
to
the
task
of
reading
comprehension.
Automaticity
is
necessary
for
practical
reading
typical
non-dyslexic
readers.
However,
the
extra
steps
and
mental
effort
the
dyslexic
reader
must
use
to
perform
basic
decoding
continues
to
reflect
the
ongoing
interference
that
their
dyslexia
has
with
practical
reading.
Most
reading
tests
that
are
used
to
evaluate
for
dyslexia
are
untimed
and
do
not
require
Automaticity
of
decoding
and
will
often
fail
to
detect
the
presence
of
dyslexia
in
a
person
who
has
had
substantial
remediation.
People
with
dyslexia
who
have
had
substantial
amount
of
remedial
reading
instruction
can
often
perform
well
on
these
untimed
tests.
Consequently,
it
is
important
to
administer
reading
tests
that
require
Automaticity
of
decoding
for
the
evaluation
to
have
a
reasonable
chance
of
detecting
dyslexia.
Unfortunately,
such
tests
are
often
not
included
in
an
evaluation,
which
may
result
in
a
false negative diagnostic conclusion.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA (high school, college & older adults)
(cost $2400) (procedure codes 90791, 96132, 96133, 96136, 96137)
This
includes
the
initial
interview,
testing
and
written
report.
There
are
additional
charges
for
the
completion
of
any
additional
forms
required
by
various
organizations.
Procedure
codes
90791,
96132,
96133,
96136,
96137.
Additional
charges
will
apply
if
previous
evaluations
needed
to
be
reviewed
or
additional
conditions
are
present,
such
as
anxiety
or
depression
that,
will
require
additional
procedures.
This
is
for
the
purpose
of
determining
whether
a
child
or
adult
has
the
reading
problem
that
meets
the
criteria
to
receive
a
formal
diagnosis
of
a
Reading
Disorder
(developmental
dyslexia
).
It
involves
an
assessment
of
overall
cognitive
functioning
as
well
as
reading,
writing
and
spelling
testing.
Learning
disorders
other
than
Dyslexia
are
also
evaluated
when
indicated.
A
formal
diagnosis
is
necessary
if
you
are
seeking
insurance
reimbursement
or
are
trying
to
obtain
special
accommodations
in
school,
for
standardized
testing
or
for
employment
purposes.
This
evaluation
results
in
an
integrated
written
report.
Problems
with
Testing
for
Dyslexia.
Automaticity
is
acquired
in
the
latter
stage
of
reading
acquisition
when
decoding
of
words
is
automatic
and
therefore
rapid,
which
allows
more
mental
resources
to
be
directed
to
the
task
of
reading
comprehension.
Automaticity
is
necessary
for
practical
reading
typical
non-dyslexic
readers.
However,
the
extra
steps
and
mental
effort
the
dyslexic
reader
must
use
to
perform
basic
decoding
continues
to
reflect
the
ongoing
interference
that
their
dyslexia
has
with
practical
reading.
Most
reading
tests
that
are
used
to
evaluate
for
dyslexia
are
untimed
and
do
not
require
Automaticity
of
decoding
and
will
often
fail
to
detect
the
presence
of
dyslexia
in
a
person
who
has
had
substantial
remediation.
People
with
dyslexia
who
have
had
substantial
amount
of
remedial
reading
instruction
can
often
perform
well
on
these
untimed
tests.
Consequently,
it
is
important
to
administer
reading
tests
that
require
Automaticity
of
decoding
for
the
evaluation
to
have
a
reasonable
chance
of
detecting
dyslexia.
Unfortunately,
such
tests
are
often
not
included
in
an
evaluation,
which
may
result
in
a
false negative diagnostic conclusion.
Robert D. Smith, PhD
Diagnosis of Dyslexia, ADD & Learning Disorders
Children & Adults