ADD/ADHD School Testing
Comprehensive evaluations that give families and schools a clear picture of how a child learns — and what support will actually help.
Why testing matters
When a child is struggling in school, it's rarely obvious why. Attention difficulties, learning differences, anxiety, and processing challenges can all look similar from the outside — and the right support depends entirely on knowing which one you're dealing with.
A formal evaluation replaces guesswork with data. It produces a written report that families can bring to the school and use as the basis for accommodations, an IEP, or a 504 plan.
Training your brain, not medicating it
Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that uses sensors placed on your scalp to read your brain's electrical activity (EEG) in real time. That activity is fed back to you — usually as a video or simple game that responds to your brain's patterns — so you can see, moment to moment, what your brain is doing.
Through repetition, your brain starts to recognize and reinforce the patterns associated with focus, calm, or emotional balance, the same way you'd get better at a skill through practice. There's no medication, no needles, and nothing implanted — it's your own brain learning to regulate itself with better information.
What the process involves
The process
Parent interview
We start with your observations, your child’s developmental history, and what the school is reporting.
Standardized testing
Your child completes assessments measuring attention, cognitive functioning, and academic skills.
Input from teachers
Rating scales completed by teachers add an important perspective from the classroom.
Report and feedback session
You receive a written report and sit down with the evaluator to walk through what it means in plain language.
What an evaluation can clarify
Attention and focus
Whether the pattern is consistent with ADD/ADHD, and which presentation.
Learning differences
Difficulties with reading, writing, or math that may need specific support.
Cognitive profile
Your child's strengths and where they need scaffolding.
School accommodations
Concrete documentation for an IEP or 504 plan.
Ruling things out
Sometimes the most useful result is confirming what isn't going on.
Next steps
Clear recommendations for home, school, and any further support.
Provided by Susana Mello, LPC
Our evaluations are conducted by Susana Mello, LPC and Certified School Psychologist, who brings both clinical training and direct experience with how schools use these reports. Testing is a distinct service from therapy, and your child does not need to be a current client.