Testing for Learning Disabilities

Behind every struggle is a story worth understanding

I provide psychoeducational evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults to assess for learning disabilities and related challenges. These assessments offer a comprehensive look at how someone learns, examining intellectual ability (IQ), attention, visual-spatial skills, processing, memory, processing speed, and academic skills in reading, writing, and math.

Testing can help identify learning disorders such as dyslexia (reading), dysgraphia (writing), and dyscalculia (math), as well as other cognitive barriers that make learning harder than it should be. The goal is to understand your or your child’s strengths, pinpoint areas of difficulty, and make sense of why certain tasks feel frustrating, confusing, or overwhelming.

Psychoeducational testing is often the first step toward meaningful support. By identifying learning differences early, we can better tailor strategies, educational planning, and school or workplace accommodations. Testing results can also be used to request modifications for standardized exams such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, or AP tests.

Common accommodations for learning disabilities include extended time, distraction-reduced testing environments, access to assistive technology (like laptops, calculators, or speech-to-text devices), the use of tools like graph paper, or modified schedules. Your evaluation will include clear documentation for these supports, along with practical recommendations to help you or your child navigate learning with more confidence and success.

All evaluations are conducted in person in my Arlington, VA office.

To explore whether this is right for you, contact me to schedule an initial consultation.