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I am a private practice neuropsychologist who provides in-depth neuropsychology evaluations of children, adolescents and young adults, primarily with developmental, medical, and neurological conditions.
I am Dr. Katherine Baum, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who is passionate about working with children, adolescents, and young adults with neurological, medical, and developmental conditions.
Choosing a provider to work with your child or loved one is an important decision. You want someone you can trust and someone that understands your needs and goals.
To guide your decision about neuropsychology services, I am happy to share information about my background, training, and approach to testing.
As a client, it’s important for you to have your questions about neuropsychological evaluation, academic support and accommodation answered in a clear, understandable way. You can find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) here, to prepare you for your initial consultation, as well as your evaluation and potential treatment options.
If you, as a young adult, or your child seem to be struggling with aspects of learning, memory, attention, executive functioning, mood, or behavior, an evaluation may be necessary. Testing can help better understand if these areas are below what is expected for age and what other factors may be influencing these difficulties. For giftedness, the question may be is your child being challenged enough.
However, there may be reasons not to seek an evaluation. If testing was recently completed (roughly within the past 6 months) and there have not been any changes that would affect the brain, it might not be the right time for more testing. If there were struggles in school, but your child is doing better with interventions, it may be best to see if the interventions help.
Refer to the ‘Evaluations’ page for details about each type of evaluation. In general, evaluations involve an initial interview or intake with parents or the young adult patient. If testing is needed, an interview with the child or other key family member, will be scheduled as will testing. I will also communicate with other key people, such as teachers, therapists, or physicians.
Testing is typically done in a single day ranging from 2-6 hours with breaks, depending on the type of evaluation. However, testing can be broken up into two days if needed. About 1-2 weeks after testing, we will schedule a feedback session in which we discuss results of the evaluation and next steps. A readable and comprehensive report will be finalized within two weeks of the final feedback. You can share this with whomever you would like.
The full evaluation process can generally be completed within 4-6 weeks, depending on your availability. Shorter time frames are also possible. Evaluations are individualized. The amount of testing depends on multiple factors including the patient’s age, the question the patient or family is seeking to answer, as well as the patient’s ability to complete testing. For children and teens, expect to spend the length of a school day doing tasks and tests – generally 4 to 6 hours.
There may be minimal testing involved if there is only a question of ADHD. However, every individual is different and there may be a reason to do some cognitive testing. Regardless, the evaluation process will involve several sessions, including an intake, an in-person meeting where testing and/or completion of questionnaires will take place, and a feedback session.
I am Dr. Katherine Baum, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist who is passionate about working with children, adolescents, and young adults with neurological, medical, and developmental conditions.