Answers when school testing falls short
Serving families in Bayside, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Little Neck, and surrounding Queens neighborhoods
Located in Manhasset, NY
Neuropsychological Evaluations
Queens NY
When school testing doesn’t give you clear answers
Most of the families I work with from Queens have already:
gone through school-based evaluations
tried tutoring or academic support
explored therapy for anxiety or motivation
But they’re still left wondering:
Is this dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, or something else?
Why is my child working so hard but still struggling?
What will actually help?
That’s where a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation becomes different.
A private neuropsychological evaluation looks beyond the “basic” school testing to understand how your child:
processes information
sustains attention and manages tasks
learns and applies academic skills
responds to stress and expectations
Areas assessed typically include:
attention and executive functioning skills
reading, writing, and math abilities
language and processing skills
memory and efficiency
emotional factors impacting performance
other relevant areas
The goal is not just to identify what scores are “low,” but to understand why your child is struggling a what specific supports will help them move forward.
Duhning Psychological Services is located in Manhasset, NY, just outside Queens.
Families regularly travel from:
Bayside
Little Neck
Douglaston
Fresh Meadows
Forest Hills
Because they are looking for:
More in-depth evaluation than is available through schools
ANSWERS, instead of wasting time doing trial and error with different supports
CLEAR NEXT STEPS
Guidance for IEPs and 504s
Why many families choose to do this evaluation now
By this point in the school year, you have likely seen enough to know whether or not things are working.
If questions are still unanswered, waiting often means
starting another school year without clarity
continuing the same patterns and frustrations
Completing an evaluation over the summer allows you to:
enter next school year with a clear understanding of your child’s needs
advocate more effectively for supports or accommodations
avoid another year of uncertainty
Next steps
If you’re unsure whether this is the right step, a brief consultation can help clarify. You do not need to have everything figure out, just a gut feeling that something is being missed.