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Jun 11, 2013, 10:10 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2013
Location: USA
Posts: 1,486
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Originally Posted by Happy Camper
I've googled this but keep finding pages that talk about brain damage or autism. I'm really curious as to why he would say 'neuro-psych' instead of just 'psych evaluation'. Autism was the first thing I asked him about reagrding this--he said their testing might include screening for it, but he was so vague. My appointments are always too short for any decent discussions.
What's the point of an IQ test? Seems irrelevant. And I never get good sleep.
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They do these at the hospital where I work. It's not just for autism, it's to diagnose any psychiatric disorder(s). I think the neuro and IQ parts has to do with the fact that it includes testing of cognitive abilities. I don't know much about it, but I would suppose it would be to rule out any neurological or cognitive issues that might be manifesting themselves as a psychiatric illness or contributing to it in some way. But it doesn't mean, I don't think, that your pdoc thinks you have neuro or cognitive issues, this 4-hour eval is considered the most comprehensive. I don't know if you fill out some paperwork, but a lot of it is I think is you talking with the psychologist as well. These psychologists are usually (or supposed to be) experts at administering this type of test, I would think there are special skills involved.
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