Assessments & Diagnostics

Assessment

For admission, we require copies of reports of any previous testing or evalutions.  Before developing a plan for your child, we will conduct additional speech/language, OT and behavioral testing upon admission and periodically thereafter.

If your child is on a waiting list for diagnosis and you are interested in beginning intervention prior to diagnosis--routine behavioral, speech and language, and OT assessment will be conducted for the purpose of designing treatment based upon your child´s unique strengths and needs--not for diagnostic purposes.

Since every child progresses at a unique pace, The Brown Center provides individualized testing as needed for each enrolled student for a fixed annual fee--regardless of how frequently testing is needed throughout the year to maintain meaningful and dynamic goals for your child.

Depending upon your child´s needs, any combination of the following assessments may be conducted:

Behavioral Language Assessment (BLA)

Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills--Revised (ABLLS-R)

Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2nd edition (PDMS-2)

Sensory Profile

Visual Motor Index (VMI)

Preschool Language Scale-5th edition (PLS-5)

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals Preschool-2nd edition (CELF-2)

Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language (CASL)

Expressive Vocabulary Test-2nd edition (EVT-2)

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-4th edition (PPVT-4)

Bayley Scales of Infant & Toddler Development-3rd edition

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales--2nd edition

Leiter International Performance Scale (Leiter-R)

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-III)

Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-2nd edition (GARS-2)

Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

Diagnostics and Referral Service

In response to the growing need for diagnostic services in Middle Tennessee, beginning January 8^th, 2010, The Brown Center will be offering full, interdisciplinary evaluations and appropriate referrals for children up to age six suspected of having an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Evaluations will be conducted utilizing a collaborative team approach, with children being assessed by a Licensed Psychologist, Educational Consultant, Speech-Language Pathologist, and an Occupational Therapist.  Evaluations will be conducted on Fridays. Please call 615.385.7994 to schedule an appointment.