Learning
Disorder
Evaluations
Educational Evaluations
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Undiagnosed learning disorders hold you back.
COMMON MYTH: Having a learning disorder makes you destined to be “bad at school” or a “failure at work.”
TRUTH: Learning disorders don’t have to hold you back. A diagnosis gives teachers, parents, school counselors, bosses, partners, and the patient a clear path to address the issue.
Do you struggle to do tasks that others find easy? It’s not an intelligence issue. It’s an undiagnosed neurological (learning) disorder.
Your learning disorder might look like this:
Struggling to read and comprehend text that is in front of you.
Inability to express yourself verbally, despite knowing what you would like to say.
Getting easily discouraged with school and work tasks.
Feeling lost, confused, and disappointed in your performance.
Confusion.
Low self-esteem.
Low grades and underperformance in assignments.
We can diagnose your learning disorder and get you back on track.
What is a learning disorder?
Learning disorders are impaired ways of experiencing new information in our environment. These types of disorders are neurological in nature, but are not typically based on intelligence, mood, or motivation. They simply cause impaired uptake of information that prevents you from learning in a traditional way.
Why does diagnosis matter?
Children and adults with undiagnosed learning disorders typically struggle with school and work tasks, which can have a negative impact on:
Grades
Self-esteem
Sense of agency and mastery
Mood, such as anxiety and depression
Relationships with frustrated parents, teachers and self
How does testing help?
A full report with an outline of the specific accommodations you qualify for can be submitted to your school, testing board, or work in order to receive accommodations that will help you thrive.
If you have difficulty with standardized testing and suspect you have a learning disorder that inhibits your ability to perform, testing accommodations can be extremely beneficial. Testing helps students and professionals in need of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) for school or testing accommodations for the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, or other standardized tests.
Let’s thrive.
Testing for Learning Disorders
Not everyone that needs educational accommodations has ADHD. There are many learning disorders that can be diagnosed.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia impacts reading, through the scrambling of letters or ability to retain information. It’s the most common learning disorder, making up 80-90% of learning disorder diagnoses.
Dysgraphia
Impairs someone’s written expression, such as writing, drawing, understanding spacing, and fine motor skills.
Dyscalculia
A learning disorder that impacts someone’s ability to learn or understand mathematical concepts.
Auditory Processing Disorder
Impacts how a patient processes what they hear because the brain isn’t processing what the ears hear properly.
Language Processing Disorder
Impairs one’s ability to speak and express themselves through language. There can be nuances here, where a patient might have difficulty expressing or receiving information through language.
Non-Verbal Learning Disorder
This is a learning disorder where one has difficulty with motor, visual and spacial skills, and social skills. The name can be deceiving. Most folks with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder can write and speak well, but have difficulty with social cues.
Visual Perceptual/Visual Motor Deficit
Impacts a person’s ability to understand visual information and process its meaning.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The inability to stay focused or behaviorally calm. You can read all about our ADHD services here.