NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Neuropsychology

Neuropsychology is a hybrid discipline of sorts, a merge between psychology, neurology and everyday life. It specializes in the study of the brain and the impact of cognitive functioning on the adaptation and efficacy of the person in his daily activities. Because many children, adults or elderly people live with difficulties significant enough to affect their performance, their functioning, their behaviour or their autonomy, the assessment in neuropsychology becomes all the more important when needing to depict an individual’s specific cognitive profile in order to identify and address the problem.

The Assessment Process in Neuropsychology

The neuropsychological assessment is in fact a specialized diagnostic process, during which one’s intellectual and executive functioning, attention, memory, language, perception, motor function and academic skills are all examined. This process enables the neuropsychologist to identify one’s overall cognitive profile in order to conclude in a precise diagnosis, through the systematic elimination of all other causes capable of explaining one’s difficulties. This holistic approach provides insight into an individual’s reality, with regards to his capacities, his setting and his current situation.

OUR CLIENTS

FROM KINDERGARTEN TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5 – 12 YEARS OLD

THROUGH HIGH-SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY

13 – 24 YEARS OLD

TO ADULTHOOD AND RETIREMENT

25 – 65+ YEARS OLD

ADULT NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

The Adult Neuropsychological Assessment Process

The process for an adult neuropsychological assessment occurs over a full day, between  9 AM and 4 PM. The objective behind this se déroule sur une journée complète, entre 9h00 et 16h00. The objective is get a glimpse of the individual’s overall functioning during a typical day at work or at the university. This method allows the neuropsychologist to analyze variations in behaviour, attention, mood, social functioning and cognitive or physical fatigue during a typical day’s efforts.

The adult neuropsychological assessment takes place over a total of 6 hours of direct contact and involves four steps:

The neuropsychological assessment begins with…

From 9 AM to 10 AM: An hour-long interview and information gathering session in order to identify the difficulties and to understand their impact in everyday life.

Followed by…

From 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1 PM to 4 PM: The assessment in neuropsychology to evaluate intellectual, attentional, executive, memory, language, perceptual, motor and academic abilities. A break is offered during lunch-time.

A second date is chosen…

During which the report, the results, the strength/weakness analysis and the diagnosis will be presented and discussed. This period lasts between one and two hours.

And to help guide you…

Insights and solutions, a period of questions and answers as well as references towards specific resources or in-house professionals will conclude the assessment process. We remain available for follow-ups or correspondence with other professionals.

DIFFICULTIES AND DIAGNOSES IN ADULTS

Difficulties and Diagnoses in Adults

Requests for consultations regarding an adult neuropsychological assessments often involve academic performance, productivity at work, home and family living as well as improvements regarding quality of life. The most frequent requests invlove:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
  • Learning Disorders such as Dyslexia, Dysorthographia, Dyscalculia
  • Head traumas and injuries
  • Neurological Disorders (Tourette Syndrome, Frontal Lobe Syndrome, etc.)
  • Physical neurological conditions (Cerebrovascular Accident, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.)
  • Memory problems
  • Dementia and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Vascular Dementia, etc.

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