What to Expect for Testing Day For Child/Adolescent Clients

Things to Remember for Testing Day:

Getting a good night’s sleep night before testing day is important
Please try to keep your child from staying up very late, watching scary movies, having caffeine night before, or deviating from the normal routine
Try to have your child eat a good breakfast
Medications should be taken as usual on the testing day unless otherwise discussed with your clinician
Your child can bring a water bottle and/or snack to sustain energy throughout the day
Please bring all paperwork completed (child, parent, and teacher forms)
Please DO NOT tell your child what time testing will finish. Sometimes kids get focused on a certain time and cannot attend appropriately to testing in the afternoon.
Please DO NOT bring any iPads, tablets, etc. for your child to play with. We will provide play materials during breaks if appropriate.

Testing will start at your scheduled time and last approximately three to four hours. We will call/text you when we’re close to finishing if you chose to leave the office during this time.
If the appointment is scheduled over lunch time, please bring snacks or a lunch for your child. We may eat while working or take a break if needed.

Testing consists of a variety of activities depending on the referral question(s):

Answering questions out loud, choosing answers from an array, and working on the computer
Completing puzzles
Reading, writing, spelling, and math
Drawing
Memory “games”
We will be finding strengths and weaknesses and learning more about how your child’s “brain works” to help with areas of concern

Depending on the testing day, your child may be working with Lynn Bass, Educational Diagnostician/psychometrician while parents are interviewed and for parts of testing.