Pediatric Neuropsychology

If your child has a brain condition or injury, you may notice changes or difficulties in the way that they think, feel, or behave. These challenges can make it more difficult for them to manage everyday tasks, succeed in school, or enjoy their favorite activities.

Pediatric neuropsychologists are experts that deal with learning, behavior, and how the brain works. They study how brain and nervous system conditions (such as concussions, brain tumors, epilepsy, and chronic brain diseases) affect a child’s cognitive functions, and they specialize in interventional techniques and therapies to help children address any functional challenges.

A pediatric neuropsychologist might be part of your child’s care team if they have a brain or nervous system condition that affects any of their cognitive or behavioral skills — for example, attention, concentration, impulse control, interpersonal skills, language, memory, problem solving, processing speed, and many others. Some of the conditions we work with include:

Our team provides cognitive assessments that help us understand how your child’s brain processes affect their behavior, learning, and emotions. A complete evaluation may include multiple tests tailored to your child’s specific needs to assess language skills, memory, visual-spatial skills, attention, problem solving, and other cognitive abilities.

The results may be used to identify your child’s cognitive strengths and weaknesses, diagnose conditions, and guide decisions about medical treatments and educational planning. Follow-up therapies may include:

Attention and executive function training

Exercises designed to help children improve the executive functioning skills necessary to manage everyday tasks, such as attention, organization and planning, problem solving, multitasking, and impulse control.

Behavioral therapy

Neuropsychologists use a variety of techniques to help children identify unwanted or negative thoughts or behaviors and develop effective strategies to modify them.

Cognitive rehabilitation

Personalized therapy to help children address mental processing issues they are experiencing as a result of their neurological condition. This can include skill-building exercises for memory, language, and executive functioning, as well as developing coping strategies to compensate for cognitive challenges.

Memory training

Exercises and strategies that help your child improve memory skills, such as attention, concentration, and the ability to temporarily hold onto information in order to solve problems or complete tasks (working memory).