LD/ADD Testing
Referral List for LD/ADD Testing
Adelphi University
Center for Psychological Services
75 Varick Street at Canal
and Cambridge Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 877-4820
(516) 877-4805/fax (please call before faxing)
jackson2@adelphi.edu
www.adelphi.edu/communityservices/derner/
Director: Dr. Jonathan Jackson
Contact: Maryanne Galizia
Entrances at both sites are wheelchair accessible
Established: 1992
- Clinical setting
- Testing can be requested for age 6 through adult
- Exam takes approximately 3 sessions of 3-4 hours each
- Sessions conducted by supervised doctoral candidates
- Report completed about 4-6 weeks after testing (technical data within 1 week)
- Weekend and evening appointments available
- Fee: $1250 (sliding scale available)
- Center open September-July
- No remediation available
- Testing is also available at the Garden City campus
Center for Learning Disorders
2 East 84th Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 650-0016 and (212) 737-4911
(212) 734-6477/fax
jbrain@earthlink.net
Director: Dr. David Kaufman (Barnard Parent)
Contact: Janet Brain (BC ‘76)
Entrance is up four steps; wheelchair accessible office available
Established: 1984
- Private office setting/MD consultation available
- Testing can be requested for ages 4 through adult
- Exam takes 8-10 hours conducted in 5 sessions (1.5 hours each)
- Report completed about 30 days after testing
- Weekend and evening appointments available
- Fee: Educational fee is $1500 for BC students; $3900 for all others Psychological fee is $1200; all fees can be paid in installments
- Center open all year
- Tutoring, parenting groups, psychotherapy, ADD coaching and counseling session groups available or referrals will be made
- Most insurers will cover a portion of psychological evaluation; office will help with paperwork to expedite insurance reimbursement
Fordham University
School Consultation Center
33 West 60th Street, 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10023
(212) 636-6483
(212) 636-7362/fax
sceccenters@fordham.edu
Director: Dr. Zsuzanna Kiraly
Contact: Graduate assistants
Entrance is wheelchair accessible
Established: 1985
- Clinical setting
- Testing can be requested for any age (mostly college age students)
- Exam takes 8-10 hours conducted in 2-3 sessions which vary in length
- Sessions conducted by supervised doctoral students
- Report will be completed about 4-6 weeks after testing
- Evening and weekend hours are available but are rare
- Fee: $1500 for comprehensive evaluation; $400 for psychoeducational consultation
- Comprehensive evaluation fee includes formal interview, all testing, conference, written report, and consultation with other professionals
- Center open September-June
Hofstra University
Psychological Evaluation Research and Counseling Clinic
131 Saltzman Community Services Center
Hempstead, NY 11549
(516) 463-5660
(516) 463-4831/fax
saltzmancenter@hofstra.edu
www.hofstra.edu/COM/Saltzman/SAL_perc.cfm
Director: Dr. Joseph Scardapane
Contact: Earleen Dalto or Joan Brady
Entrance is wheelchair accessible
Established: 1970
- Clinical setting
- Testing can be requested for age 4 through adult
- Exam takes 4-6 hours conducted in 1-2 sessions
- Sessions conducted by supervised doctoral students
- Report will be completed about 4-6 weeks after testing occurs
- Most testing is conducted Monday-Saturday during the day
- Fee: $650
- Center is open year-round
- Reading and writing center, speech and hearing clinic, behavior therapy available
SUNY College of Optometry
Learning Disability Unit
33 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 938-4188
(212) 938-4065/fax
sbench@sunyopt.edu
www.sunyopt.edu
Director: Dr. Steven Larson
Entrance is wheelchair accessible
Established: 1990
- Clinical setting
- Testing can be requested for ages 6 through adult
- Exam takes 9 sessions: 3 with optometrist (comprehensive eye exam, vision therapy evaluation, perceptual exam); 6 with neuropsychologist (1 intake, 4 testing sessions, 1 reporting conference)
- Report completed about 2-3 weeks after testing
- Some evening hours available
- Fee: $2665
- Some insurance plans cover a portion of charges for evaluations. Contact individual insurance carrier prior to first appointment for specific coverage limits and reimbursement procedures
Teachers College/Columbia University
Center for Educational and Psychological Services
525 West 120th Street, Thorndike Hall 6th Floor
New York, NY 10027
(212) 678-3262
(212) 678-8105/fax
www.tc.edu/ceps
Director: Dr. Dinelia Rosa
Entrance is wheelchair accessible
Established: 1983
- Clinical setting
- Testing can be requested for children and adults
- Exam takes 6-8 hours
- Report completed 2-4 weeks after testing
- Weekend and evening appointments available
- Fee: $1000 (sliding scale available)
- Open year-round
Individual Clinicians
Dr. Beth Abrams
141 East 55 Street, Suite 3A
New York, NY 10017
(212) 465-3287
(212) 752-0585/fax
drbethabrams@yahoo.com
Entrance is wheelchair accessible
Established: 1990
- Private office setting
- Testing can be requested for all ages but specializes in teenagers and young adults
- Exam takes 6-7 hours conducted in 2-3 sessions
- Report will be completed within 4 weeks after testing
- Evening and weekend hours are available
- Fee: $2400 (sliding scale available)
- Open all year
- Psychotherapeutic services available, help with organization and advocacy skills
Dr. Carol Lachman
104 East 40th Street, Suite 802
New York, NY 10016
(212) 949-0866
(718) 858-3978/fax
lachcpsych@aol.com
Not accessible: one flight of stairs
Established: 1980
- Private office setting
- Testing can be requested for all ages
- Exam takes in 8 hours in 2-3 sessions (one hour intake and one hour informing)
- Report will be completed within 2 and a half weeks
- Evening and weekend hours available
- Fee: $2000-3000 depending on testing needs
- Center open year-round
- Psychotherapeutic (counseling) services available, no cognitive or behavior therapy
Dr. Antoinette Lynn
350 Central Park West, Suite 1Q
New York, NY 10025
(212) 666-3180 or (212) 666-3184
(212) 666-3185/fax
ajlynn2@aol.com
Entrance is wheelchair accessible via service elevator
Established: 1990
- Private office setting
- Testing can be requested for all ages
- Exam takes 6-8 hours conducted in 2 or 3 sessions
- Report will be completed in 4-6 weeks after testing
- Evening and weekend hours are available
- Fee: $2000-$3500 for full neuropsychological evaluation
- Center open year-round
- Psychotherapeutic services available for LD/ADD students
- Tutoring services available, counseling and coaching ADD