Diagnostic & Testing Providers in New Orleans, Louisiana

Atlas Psychiatry offers psychological testing for children, adolescents, and adults ages 2 and up, including evaluations with psychologist Laura Niditch, PhD. Our psychologists use standardized tests, interviews, and other tools to clarify complicated symptoms, including learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and nonverbal learning disorder, and cognitive and academic strengths and weaknesses. We also test for SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and Section 504 accommodations. Each evaluation includes an explanation of results and a comprehensive written report with diagnoses and recommendations.

• Psychological evaluation
• Learning evaluation
• Dyslexia or reading evaluation
• Psychoeducational evaluation

We offer autism evaluations for children aged 12 months to 17 years, along with infant and child developmental testing and screening. Our developmental evaluation team is led by Dr. Jenny Longwell. Autism evaluations focus on developmental and medical history, learning abilities, social development, emotional and behavioral functioning, and communication. Parents receive a diagnosis, a detailed written report, and recommendations for treatment or early intervention. Our clinic also provides ADHD testing and educational evaluations, and our administrators can help check insurance coverage.

• Autism evaluation
• Developmental evaluation
• ADHD evaluation
• Psychoeducational evaluation

Garden District Mental Health offers psychoeducational and ADHD testing in New Orleans for children, adolescents, and adults. Our assessments combine psychological and educational measures of cognitive abilities, IQ, academic skills, attention, memory, processing speed, and emotional functioning. Each assessment is individualized, and results explain challenges while also highlighting strengths. Testing can support extended time accommodations on the ACT, SAT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and other exams, and helps clarify academic underperformance, attention concerns, and anxiety or mood difficulties.

• Psychoeducational evaluation
• ADHD evaluation
• IQ or cognitive testing
• Learning evaluation

Nurtured NOLA provides evaluation and therapy services for children, adolescents, and young adults in New Orleans. Dr. Allison Asher, a licensed psychologist with national school psychology certification and ADHD clinical training, completes psychological and psychoeducational evaluations for ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and dyslexia, as well as gifted testing, school admissions testing, and testing accommodations. She also offers parenting strategies and classroom observations. Our therapy covers anxiety, depression, friendship challenges, school stress, executive functioning, and ADHD coaching.

• Psychological evaluation
• Psychoeducational evaluation
• ADHD evaluation
• Autism evaluation

Our psychologist Dr. Kimberly Smith has particular expertise in intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorder, including dual diagnosis and co-occurring medical conditions such as epilepsy, hydrocephalus, and cerebral palsy. She provides diagnostic clarification and differential diagnosis evaluations alongside treatment using CBT, ACT, and DBT, combined with medication management when needed. She also coaches students and young adults on executive functioning and organization from elementary school through graduate school.

• Psychological evaluation