Strength in Understanding
Clarity in Direction

Neuropsychological - Psychoeducational - Psychological - Autism

Children, Adolescents, & Adults

Academic/
Educational

Specialized assessments for academic/learning difficulties and special needs within the classroom and on tests.

Expertise in evaluating children with learning disorders (e.g., dyslexia), or for whom attentional or behavioral challenges make learning difficult.

Dr. Palumbo conducts independent psychoeducational evaluations, accommodation assessments for standardized exams (e.g., ACT, SAT, GRE), and consultation for IEP meetings.

Offering neuropsychological testing (e.g., IQ/intellectual functioning, attention, executive functioning, learning/memory, language).

Experience in assessment of children with complex medical/neurological histories, genetic/chromosomal disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ADHD, autism).

Integration of evidence-based research on brain-behavior relationships with each client's unique developmental and medical history.

Diagnostic assessments for youth experiencing a wide range of psychological, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

Emphasis on diagnostic clarification and impact of mood on thinking, learning, and daily functioning.

Dr. Palumbo has experience working with youth struggling with questions about their identity (e.g., gender, sexuality, immigration or acculturation status), family issues (e.g., adoption, divorce), and trauma.

HOLISTIC | PRACTICAL | EVIDENCE-BASED

Dr. Palumbo's approach to the assessment process involves:

working closely, collaboratively, and ethically with clients, parents, and referral sources;

creating a caring environment in which clients and parents feel supported, understood, and empowered;

using applied science and evidence-based methods to provide a clear, comprehensive, and personalized "roadmap" of each client's cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning;
clarifying diagnoses, when indicated, in order to facilitate appropriate treatment;
providing thoughtful, practical, and actionable recommendations for treatment and intervention;
emphasizing and leveraging each client's strengths while addressing areas of difficulty in order to maximize their growth and success across settings;
delivering consistently high-quality care in a timely and sensitive manner.