For Families
Child and Teen Evaluations in Folsom, CA
Serving families throughout Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, Rocklin, and the greater Sacramento area.
If something feels harder than it should for your child, you’re not alone in looking for answers. School stress, homework battles, social exhaustion, attention struggles, a sense that something isn’t quite clicking. These are the things that bring families to us.
We provide neurodiversity-affirming psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents. Our job is to help you understand how your child thinks, learns, and processes the world, and to give you clear, practical recommendations you can actually use at home and at school.
Not sure which evaluation fits your situation? That’s exactly what the free consultation is for. We’ll help you figure out the right next step.
ADHD Evaluations
Many families come to us because their child is clearly capable but struggling in ways that don’t add up. They might be bright and creative but unable to finish assignments. Emotionally reactive in ways that seem out of proportion. Inconsistent in a way that’s confusing to teachers and exhausting for everyone at home.
An ADHD evaluation looks at attention, executive functioning, and self-regulation through direct testing and through parent and teacher rating scales. We want to understand how your child functions across settings, not just how they perform in a testing room for an hour.
When diagnostic criteria are met, we provide a DSM-5-TR diagnosis and clear recommendations for home, school, and any outside support that may help.
Fee: $1,950
Dyslexia and Learning Disability Evaluations
If your child is working harder than their peers but not getting the same results, a learning evaluation can help clarify why.
We assess academic achievement, cognitive processing, phonological skills, language, and memory to determine whether a specific learning disability such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia is present. Results are explained in plain language and translated into concrete recommendations that families and educators can put into practice right away.
A clear diagnosis also opens doors. It can support eligibility for school services, testing accommodations, and other resources your child may not be accessing yet.
Fee: $2,500
Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs)
An Independent Educational Evaluation is an evaluation conducted by a qualified professional who has no affiliation with your child’s school district. Families have the right to request an IEE at public expense when they disagree with a district’s evaluation or believe it was incomplete.
Families often come to us for IEEs when they feel the district’s evaluation didn’t fully capture their child’s needs, when eligibility was denied and they disagree with that decision, or when they want a second opinion before an upcoming IEP meeting.
We conduct IEEs for families throughout Northern California. Our evaluations are comprehensive, clearly written, and legally defensible. We include school observations and IEP meeting attendance as part of the process.
Fee: $5,500 to $7,500 depending on district and travel requirements
Consultation
Consultation is available for families who need support navigating the special education process without a full evaluation. This might include help understanding a prior evaluation report, preparing for an IEP or 504 meeting, reviewing school-proposed services, or figuring out what to ask for and how to ask for it.
Many families find that having a knowledgeable professional in their corner before a school meeting changes the outcome significantly.
Fee: $200 per hour
Autism Evaluations
Families often reach out for an autism evaluation when something feels different, but they can’t quite name it. Their child may struggle with social situations that look easy for others, or feel overwhelmed by sensory input, transitions, or unexpected changes. They may have intense interests, rigid thinking patterns, or a level of internal anxiety that doesn’t match what others see on the outside.
Some students present as socially capable and even charming, but are working incredibly hard to appear that way. They may have been described as shy, sensitive, perfectionistic, or anxious without anyone identifying the underlying pattern. These presentations, sometimes called high-masking, are ones we have particular experience evaluating.
Our autism evaluations are strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming. We look carefully at social communication, sensory processing, adaptive functioning, and a student’s internal experience, not just surface behavior. We recognize that autism looks different in different people, and we take that seriously.
When appropriate, we provide a DSM-5-TR diagnosis along with recommendations that support understanding, self-advocacy, and long-term growth.
Fee: $1,950
Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluations
Sometimes concerns span more than one area. A student might have attention challenges alongside learning differences and anxiety, and it’s hard to know where one ends and another begins. A comprehensive evaluation is designed for those situations.
This evaluation provides a broad picture of cognitive functioning, academic achievement, processing, and social-emotional development. It’s appropriate when families want a full profile rather than answers to a single specific question, or when previous evaluations haven’t fully captured the complexity of their child’s needs.
Fee: $3,950
Cognitive Testing
Cognitive testing provides a detailed picture of intellectual functioning, including reasoning, processing speed, working memory, and related abilities.
This service may be appropriate when families are pursuing gifted identification, when a student’s profile shows a significant discrepancy between ability and performance, or when a family simply wants a deeper understanding of how their child thinks and learns.
Fee: $850
What to Expect
- Free Initial Consultation
We start with a 30-minute call or Zoom to talk through your concerns, your child’s history, and your goals. This helps us figure out the right scope of evaluation and make sure we’re a good fit before anything is scheduled or paid for.
- Testing and Information Gathering
Your child participates in structured testing sessions that are paced to their age, stamina, and comfort. We also gather input from parents and teachers through rating scales and questionnaires, and review any relevant records you can share. Understanding how a student functions across settings matters as much as how they perform in a testing room.
- Report and Feedback Meeting
You receive a written report and a dedicated feedback meeting where we walk through the results together. We explain findings in plain language, answer your questions, and make sure you leave with a clear understanding of what the evaluation found and what to do next.
Follow-up consultation time is included with most evaluation packages, so you’re not on your own after the feedback meeting ends.
Transparent, Flat-Fee Pricing
We use flat-fee pricing so there are no surprises. Before testing begins, you’ll receive a Good Faith Estimate and informed consent paperwork that clearly outlines your fee and the scope of services included.
We do not accept insurance, but we can provide a superbill upon request that some families use to seek reimbursement through out-of-network benefits. We encourage you to contact your insurance provider in advance to understand your specific coverage.
Ready to Talk It Through?
If you’re trying to figure out whether an evaluation makes sense, which type is right, or what to do after a prior evaluation left you with more questions than answers, start with a free consultation. There’s no obligation, and it usually helps to just have the conversation.
Learning Pathways Educational Psychology
50 Iron Point Circle, Suite 140, Folsom, CA 95630
Serving Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, and surrounding communities.