Behavioral testing is used to determine your child’s behavioral difficulties, what function the behavior serves, and how the behavior may be affecting your child academically. Examples of behaviors that are assessed include, but are not limited to: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder, Executive Functioning Disorders, Social-Emotional concerns.
Behavioral Testing
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Qualifying for services
A diagnosis of ADHD alone does not qualify a child to receive services within the public school system. To be eligible for services, their ADHD symptoms must negatively impact school performance (academic, behavioral, and/or social) and in most cases a psychoeducational evaluation must be performed. Since ADHD has varying levels of severity, this evaluation helps determine your child’s strengths and weaknesses in particular areas, and provides pertinent information which may be useful in the development of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). A full psychoeducational evaluation from ABC Testing Services LLC, may include testing in the following areas:
Academic
Adaptive Functioning
Behavior Rating Scales
Cognitive
Executive Functioning
Visual-Motor Integration
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. There is often nothing about how people with ASD look that sets them apart from other people, but people with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The learning, thinking, and problem-solving abilities of people with ASD can range from gifted to severely challenged. Some people with ASD need a lot of help in their daily lives; others need less. A diagnosis of ASD now includes several conditions that used to be diagnosed separately: autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and Asperger syndrome. These conditions are now all called Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Even if your child has not been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, he or she may be eligible for early intervention treatment services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) says that children under the age of 3 years (36 months) who are at risk of having developmental delays may be eligible for services. These services are provided through an early intervention system in your state. Through this system, you can ask for an evaluation. In addition, treatment for particular symptoms, such as speech and language therapy for delays, in these areas, often does not need to wait for a formal ASD diagnosis. A full psychoeducational evaluation from ABC Testing Services LLC, may include testing in the following areas:
Academic or Developmental (depending on the child’s age)
Adaptive Functioning
Behavior Rating Scales
Cognitive
Visual-Motor Integration
Executive Functioning
Executive Function is like the CEO of the brain, it is a set of skills that help a child accomplish different tasks in an effective manner. Some of these skills are planning and organizing, memory retention and recall, inhibition of impulses, task initiation and completion, time management, and flexible thinking. Although not considered a disability of its own, weaknesses in any of the areas aforementioned negatively impact academic performance. Difficulties in executive functioning are usually present in children with ADHD and/or learning disabilities. A psychoeducational evaluation from ABC Testing Services LLC, may include testing in the following areas:
Academic
Behavior Rating Scales
Cognitive
Executive Functioning Rating Scales
Processing (May include: Memory, Speed, Visual-Motor, and/or Visual-Spatial)