Neuropsychological testing is a comprehensive assessment of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social functioning.

Depending on the reason for the evaluation, testing may look at areas such as attention, memory, executive functioning, learning, processing, mood, and behavior. The information is considered together with your history and current concerns to develop a more complete understanding of what may be contributing to the difficulties you’re experiencing.

Neuropsychological testing can help clarify diagnoses and concerns including ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, learning disorders such as dyslexia, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other areas of cognitive or emotional functioning.

An evaluation isn't designed to search for a diagnosis until one fits. The purpose is to understand the overall pattern and determine which explanation is best supported by the information gathered.

A neuropsychological evaluation may be helpful when there are ongoing questions about attention, memory, organization, learning, emotional functioning, behavior, or other cognitive concerns that have been difficult to explain.

Some adults seek testing because they already suspect ADHD, autism, or a learning difference. Others simply know that certain things have consistently been difficult and want a clearer understanding of why.

You don't need to know what the diagnosis might be before seeking an evaluation.

The evaluation process at Harmony Neuropsychology includes a telehealth intake, in-person testing, and a telehealth feedback appointment.

The intake typically lasts 30–60 minutes. Testing is generally completed across two in-person sessions lasting approximately two to three hours each. Afterward, you'll meet with Dr. Hoffman to review the findings, ask questions, and discuss recommendations.

In-person neuropsychological testing is typically completed across two sessions of approximately two to three hours each.

There is also a 30–60 minute telehealth intake before testing and a 30–60 minute telehealth feedback appointment once the evaluation has been completed.

The testing portion of a neuropsychological evaluation is completed in person in Oswego, Illinois.

The initial intake and final feedback appointments are completed through telehealth.

After testing is complete, you'll have a feedback appointment to review your results and recommendations.

Dr. Hoffman will explain what the findings mean, answer questions, and discuss how the results may apply to your everyday life. The goal is not simply to provide a diagnosis or report, but to make sure you understand the information gathered and what may be helpful moving forward.

Yes. Adults can be evaluated for ADHD even if they were not diagnosed during childhood.

Many adults begin considering ADHD later in life after recognizing longstanding patterns involving attention, organization, time management, working memory, impulsivity, or difficulty completing tasks.

An evaluation considers both current concerns and relevant history to determine whether ADHD—or another explanation—best accounts for those patterns.

An adult ADHD evaluation may examine attention, executive functioning, working memory, organization, impulsivity, and other areas related to everyday functioning.

It is also important to consider other factors that can affect concentration and executive functioning, including anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep, and learning differences.

This is one reason a comprehensive evaluation can be useful when symptoms overlap.

Yes. Anxiety can cause difficulties with concentration, memory, organization, restlessness, and completing tasks that may resemble ADHD.

Depression, trauma, sleep problems, and other factors can also affect many of the same areas.

A comprehensive evaluation looks beyond the presence of individual symptoms to better understand what may be driving them.

Yes. ADHD can occur alongside anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns.

An evaluation considers how different cognitive and emotional factors may be interacting rather than assuming that every difficulty has a single cause.

Yes. Autism spectrum disorder can be evaluated and diagnosed in adults.

Some people begin considering autism after recognizing lifelong patterns in social communication, sensory experiences, relationships, routines, or behavior. Others begin wondering after someone in their life raises the possibility.

An adult autism evaluation considers current experiences alongside developmental and personal history.

Adults may seek an autism evaluation because they want to better understand longstanding patterns in social communication, sensory experiences, relationships, routines, interests, or everyday functioning.

For some people, the question arises after learning more about autism later in life. For others, it follows years of feeling that previous explanations haven't fully accounted for their experiences.

The purpose of testing is to determine whether autism- or another explanation- best fits the overall picture.

Yes. A person can meet criteria for both ADHD and autism spectrum disorder.

The two conditions can also share certain characteristics, which is one reason it can be helpful to consider a person's broader developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and social history rather than focusing on one symptom at a time.

Yes. Adults can be evaluated for learning disorders, including dyslexia.

Testing may examine reading, writing, memory, processing, attention, and other cognitive skills to better understand patterns of strengths and difficulty.

This can be particularly useful for adults who struggled academically but were never formally evaluated when they were younger.

Yes. Some people develop strategies that allow them to compensate for a learning difference for many years, particularly when they have strengths in other areas.

As academic, professional, or everyday demands increase, those strategies may become less effective. Adult testing can help determine whether a learning disorder may explain difficulties that have been present over time.