ADHD Testing involves gathering information about your experiences and behaviors to assess whether they align with ADHD symptoms. The goal is to get a comprehensive picture of your strengths and challenges, which helps to determine if ADHD is a factor.
Testing for learning concerns and potential disabilities helps identify any specific learning challenges you might be experiencing. The results can lead to a diagnosis (if applicable) and recommendations for tailored support or interventions to help you succeed.
Autism Testing aims to assess your behaviors and developmental history for potential signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The goal is to gather a comprehensive understanding of your unique strengths and challenges, helping to determine if ASD is present and recommend appropriate support and interventions.
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Welcome to Brighton Center
Our goal is to help each person we work with achieve the highest level of functioning that is possible for that individual. The talented team at Brighton Center for Pediatric Neurodevelopment approaches each client as a complete, unique person, rather than just someone with a set of “symptoms” that needs to be corrected.
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What is Neurodevelopment?
Neurodevelopment is a term referring to the brain's development of neurological pathways that influence performance or functioning (e.g., intellectual functioning, reading ability, social skills, memory, attention or focus skills). When you learn to do just about anything, you are improving neurodevelopment. When you learn to ride a bike, play a musical instrument, improve your game of basketball, etc., your neurodevelopment can improve. As you improve, the structure of your brain changes and you usually get to keep the gains that you have made, especially if you stay at it long enough.
Neurodevelopmental "disorders" are characterized according to developmental deficits or delays that usually show up early in a child’s development, many times before the child enters elementary school, and can persist throughout the individual’s lifetime. These brain functioning challenges can affect a person’s emotions, behaviors, memory, attention, ability to learn, ability to socialize, and ability maintain self-control. They can be limited, for instance, to focus only or the deficits can be global and affect intelligence, learning, or social functioning.
Neurodevelopmental disorders, as defined in the DSM-5, include: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), communication disorders, intellectual developmental disorder, motor disorders such as tics, and specific learning disorders. It’s not unusual for these diagnoses to co-exist.