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I have read on these forums for years that getting a Neuropysch evaluation for our kiddo's is a good idea. Last year a psychiatrist (family friend) told me that getting a NeuroPsych eval on the Queen would be the next step.
Last August the appointment finally came for the 6-8 hour evaluation. Thirty minutes into the evaluation, the Queen just lost it. Behavior was off the charts and large objects (full bottles of water, etc) were being thrown at the doctor & I. So, the doctor hospitalized her and said she can't evaluate her until she calms down.
The neuropsych had me come back last October (without the Queen) to talk. We decided it would be good to wait until the summer of 2014 to evaluate her because my daughter had so many psych & school evaluations last fall. I contacted the NeuroPsych recently to set up an appointment for this summer explaining that the Queen is much calmer now. Her comeback was, "If she is so calm now, why do I need to see her?"
I am at a loss. She can't evaluate her when behavior is off the charts or when she is calm. I don't know what to expect from a Neuropsych evaluation or what to ask her. After a few email exchanges, the Neuropsych has agreed to meet with me this Thursday.
My daughter is 6. She was heavily drug exposed in-utero (meth, heroine, cocaine, etc) Her behavior has been off the charts at times. She is on a regimen of medication (Risperdal, Ritalin, Trileptal, and Prozac). I am not a fan of the risperdal but okay with the others.
I do now know what to ask or what an evaluation from this type of physician can do for my daughter. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
A neuropsych evaluation would not be mainly about behaviour but mainly about abilities - things like, is she better at motor skills than math or language, or the other way round. It would also include some questions to the parents/FCs about her behaviour and may include some observations but not mainly about behaviour.
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Thank you questioning. You bring up an excellent point. My daughter was also diagnosed with epilepsy last August.
Can the Neuropsych help me bring her medical issues and psychological issues together or is it just about abilities?
Thank you questioning. You bring up an excellent point. My daughter was also diagnosed with epilepsy last August.
Can the Neuropsych help me bring her medical issues and psychological issues together or is it just about abilities?
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Thank you questioning. You bring up an excellent point. My daughter was also diagnosed with epilepsy last August.
Can the Neuropsych help me bring her medical issues and psychological issues together or is it just about abilities?
In our experience, the neuropsych evaluation was about both behavior/executive function AND abilities. She did two separate behavior analysis surveys - we filled them out and so did his teachers - and she also observed him for 2 hours at his school and did some executive function tests as part of her evaluation. She spent a lot of time talking to us about his issues/differences in both areas and how each area overlapped and tied in together. She was knowledgeable about mental health issues, but not medical. I don't know that a neuropsych evaluation is going to shed much light on that piece.
Oak - Interesting! thank you! Maybe the neuropsych can come watch the Queen at school before the summer break. The plan is for her to do the full evaluation this summer.
I think our issues are more mental health but this Neuropsych does specialize in epilepsy as well. Hoping she can tie it together.
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Oak - Interesting! thank you! Maybe the neuropsych can come watch the Queen at school before the summer break. The plan is for her to do the full evaluation this summer.
I think our issues are more mental health but this Neuropsych does specialize in epilepsy as well. Hoping she can tie it together.
Well, we are scheduled for April 21st for the evaluation. The Neuropsych is thinking this is more of a mental health issue as well but said she can figure out how the epilepsy effects her too.