title: The importance of neuropsychological assessment for the evaluation of childhood learning disorders NAN Policy and Planning Committee.
abstract: When children experience learning difficulties, an appropriate evaluation of abilities and skills can provide the foundation for an accurate diagnosis and useful recommendations. When comprehensive information about a child's brain-related strengths and weaknesses is necessary to understand potential sources of the problem and implications for functioning, a neuropsychological evaluation is most often the best choice. This paper was written to help parents, educators, health care providers, and third-party payors to understand the nature of neuropsychological assessment and to choose the type of evaluation that will furnish relevant information for the child's educational planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9088, USA. cheryl.silver@utsouthwestern.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Lynn B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arffa
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Shane S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Sandra P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Koffler
authors.forename: Neil H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Pliskin
authors.forename: Cecil R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ruff
authors.forename: Alexander I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tröster
authors.forename: Rosemarie S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Moser
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011640:Public Policy