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Neurodevelopmental Testing Services through CTSI

Access a full range of cognitive testing for pediatric patients, from infants to young adults, overseen by licensed professionals. Study planning, test selection, and consultation services included. Budget-friendly options and strict result disclosure guidelines available.

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Neurodevelopmental Testing Services through CTSI

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  1. Neurodevelopmental Testing Services through CTSI

  2. Program overview • Testing available for all pediatric patients • Infants to young adults • All cognitive domains • Formal testing performed by psychometrist with oversight by a licensed clinical psychologist • Does not provide psychologist as co-investigator • Study + budget planning • One time faculty consultation (no charge) • Recharge hourly rate for psychometrician’s time

  3. Psychologist oversight • Faculty, Developmental Medicine (Shannon Lundy PhD) • Consultation services (1 hour) • Develop/address study hypothesis/aims • Study design • Study planning + test selection • Study budgeting • Review + interpretation of test results • Psychometrist identifies concerning test results and/or emotional/ behavioral/social adjustment issues, psychologist reviews • Investigator notified of concerning results/responses • Investigator responsible for notifying family or PCP

  4. Study planning/test selection: domains • Overall Cognitive Ability • Attention • Executive Function • Language • Visual spatial • Memory • Fine motor • Academic Achievement • Autism spectrum disorder (ASD—ADOS-2)

  5. Study planning/test selection: other considerations • Broad age range • < 1 year – adult • Questionnaires—self-parent-other administered • Emotional/Behavioral/Social adjustment screening • Attention (ADHD)/Executive Functioning • Adaptive Behavior • PedsQL • Autism screening (e.g., MCHAT, SRS-2) • SRS-2 • Parenting stress index

  6. Budget + recharge • Hourly recharge—psychometrist time • Test administration • Test scoring • Report generation (study case report form/other) • Additional budget items • “Gold standard” certification • Other “start up activities” • Costs associated with use of non-standard instruments • Template for results disclosure, as needed

  7. Disclosure of test results • If plan is for disclosure of results to family, this needs to be formally addressed in informed consent, study protocol + IRB application and will clearly state this is a research assessment and not to be used for clinical purposes • PI will be notified of any concerning/abnormal results regardless • Brief summary of results will be released based on performance relative to normal curve • e.g., “average”, “below average”, etc. • Raw or standardized scores will not be released • Recommendations will not be provided

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