Pediatric Neuropsychology

Clinical Services Overview

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

Neuropsychological Evaluations include testing of:

• Intellectual functioning
• Academic skills
• Language skills
• Nonverbal and visual spatial skills
• Memory
• Attention
• Processing speed
• Executive functioning
• Sensorimotor functioning
• Behavioral and emotional adjustment

The Pediatric Neuropsychology Program treats the following conditions:

• 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
• Brain tumor or other forms of cancer (e.g. leukemia)
• Brain infections (e.g. encephalitis, meningitis)
• Concussions
• 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
• Spina Bifida or Myelomeningocele
• Stroke
• Sickle cell disease
• Traumatic brain injury
• Other medical conditions or treatments impacting brain function

Learn about Pediatric Neuropsychology Interdisciplinary Medical Clinics.