Neuropsychology

The Behavioral Health Services comprehensive approach to care is provided by a multidisciplinary team – which may include a psychiatrist, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, nurse practitioner, psychologist, clinical social worker, and clinical counselor – to determine the best treatment options for each child and adolescent.

The Pediatric Neuropsychology Program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides neuropsychological evaluations for children and adolescents with a diverse range of medical, neurological, and neurodevelopmental disorders that impact thinking or behavior. A neuropsychological evaluation can help a child’s family, doctor, teacher, and therapists to provide support and assist that meet the child’s unique needs.

Neurological Evaluation Assessments may include testing of:

• Intellectual functioning
• Academic skills
• Language
• Visual spacial skills
• Memory
• Attention
• Processing speed
• Executive functioning
• Sensorimotor functioning
• Behavioral and emotional adjustment

The Pediatric Neuropsychology Program treats the following conditions:

• Brain tumor or other forms of cancer (e.g. leukemia) – Visit our Hematology/Oncology & BMT web site
• Brain infections (e.g. encephalitis, meningitis)
• Cerebral Palsy
• Difficulty in learning, attention, behavior, socialization or emotional control
• Genetic and metabolic disorders
• Hydrocephalus
• Prematurity and/or low birth weight
• Seizures or epilepsy – Visit our Neurosciences web site
• Spina Bifida or Myelomeningocele
• Stroke
• Sickle cell disease – Visit our Hematology/Oncology & BMT web site
• Traumatic brain injury
• Other medical conditions or treatments impacting brain function