How to find a psychologist to evaluate your child

Dr. Blevins is a licensed psychologist specializing in assessment with children from 2 to 22 years old, autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, and social-emotional disorders appearing in childhood and adolescence. This video discuss how psychologists tend to specialize through their training in certain areas of assessment, and it aims to help parents to find psychological evaluators who are good fits for assessing their children. Common misconceptions with school psychology, clinical psychology, and neuropsychological specialties are discussed. This video isn't comprehensive. Parents may find a provider in their area who is a good fit who also isn't described exactly how Dr. Blevins suggests here. Unfortunately, psychology as a field has not done a great job of designating specialties to help the public to understand how best to find specialized services.