Perhaps you have experienced or observed unexpected focus challenges, increased depression or anxiety symptoms, or sudden changes in you or your child’s mood, thinking, and/or behavior. You may not be sure if the anxiety is causing difficulty with focus or vice versa. In any of these circumstances, a neuropsychological evaluation will likely offer the most in-depth cognitive and behavioral analysis possible, taking into account not only one’s academic achievement scores, but also the efficiency of their gateway brain functions, their various processing speeds, and potential social-emotional contributors to their current functioning

If you do not need an in-depth evaluation, then consulting an educational or school psychologist may be the right choice for you. Additionally, a pediatrician or psychiatrist may also provide screening measures to treat attention or mood difficulties. Unfortunately, however, scholastic or work performance isn’t typically so straightforward to data collection, and underlying processing weaknesses, attention deficits, and/or social-emotional issues can often go undetected and contribute to reduced academic or professional outcomes in less directly-visible ways.