Clear Insight Into Your Child’s Learning Needs
Guiding Children Toward Their Full Potential
Learning Disability Testing for Children & Teens in Pasadena, CA
At Pasadena MindWorks, we provide in-depth learning evaluations for children and adolescents. Our goal is not only to identify conditions such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, but also to offer a deep understanding of each child’s unique learning profile.
We go beyond diagnosis to uncover meaningful insights into thinking, learning and emotional functioning, so that we can provide personalized, practical recommendations that support your child’s growth- at school and at home.
Comprehensive Evaluations
We offer learning disability testing as part of our comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations, because learning difficulties often overlap with attention, processing, and emotional concerns. For more information about our comprehensive assessments, click here.
Targeted Evaluations
We also provide targeted learning evaluations. While targeted evaluations are more focused and may reveal the need for additional testing, they still provide the foundation for diagnosing learning disorders through both cognitive and educational assessment.
Understanding Learning Disabilities in Children:
When Learning Doesn’t Come Easily
It can be difficult to watch your child struggle—especially when they are bright and capable, yet having trouble with reading, writing, or math. Over time, this gap can lead to frustration, low confidence, and stress around school. A thorough evaluation helps identify the underlying causes and provides clear answers and a plan to support your child’s success.
Common signs of learning disorders may include:
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Ongoing trouble with reading, spelling, writing, or expressing ideas clearly; frequent misreading; weak grammar; or messy handwriting.
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Difficulty understanding math concepts, memorizing facts, or completing calculations, especially multi-step problems.
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Homework and schoolwork that is unusually slow, requires significant effort, or becomes overwhelming .
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Avoiding reading, writing tasks, or math tasks, along with frustration, emotional outbursts, or stress during schoolwork.
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Difficulty learning the alphabet, rhyming, connecting sounds to letters, or connecting numbers to quantities.
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Teacher feedback that your child isn’t working up to their ability, or struggles to organize ideas for assignments and demonstrate what they know.
A Thoughtful, Comprehensive Process
Getting to Know Your Child
We start with a detailed conversation to understand your child’s history, development, and your concerns, along with a review of school records and any prior evaluations.
Gathering a Complete Picture
Input from teachers or other professionals, along with standardized rating scales, helps show how your child is functioning across different settings.
Individualized Testing
Your child completes one-on-one testing tailored to their needs, looking at areas such as thinking and learning, attention, memory, academic skills, and emotional functioning.
Clear Feedback & Answers
We meet to review results in a way that is easy to understand, including any diagnoses (when appropriate) and what they mean for your child.
Detailed Report & Next Steps
You receive a comprehensive written report with clear recommendations, including school supports (IEP/504), targeted strategies, and guidance for home and ongoing care.
Contact Us
Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to discuss your questions and determine whether psychological testing is the right next step.