As children grow at different rates, at different times, so a child’s brain develops. These developmental differences occur in different areas of the brain and it is critical to understand these developmental differences in order to obtain the best care for your child and student. Being able to anticipate developmental patterns empowers a child and their parents to build healthy self-esteem and forge a future of success and positive relationships. For example, a child and parent must understand the developmental challenges that are unique to the transition from elementary to junior high, and from junior high to high school. These challenges may be particularly difficult for a student with Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger’s traits or Learning Disorders (Learning Disorder is a health-care term while Learning Disability is a legal term), where downturns in achievement and increases in avoidance and procrastination are sometimes mishandled, causing the problems associated with the learning disorder to increase. At Family Success Consortium, we can help you and your child understand these developmental challenges, how a learning or attentional disorder can exacerbate difficulties associated with these transition, and create a treatment plan that will help them manage these transitions most effectively.

Types of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Attention Deficit Disorder
Learning Disorders
Asperger's Disorder

How to get started

Importantly, not all Neurodevelopmental Disorders are equal and not all students will benefit equally from Psychological Services. For this reason, we start with a comprehensive clinical review of background information, testing results, physician consultation and clinical interviews with the student and parent to assess the “fit” between our programs and the family. Our programs are guided by research, philosophy and theory, and a treatment model; however, all services are tailored from this general model to meet the individualized needs of each family. All services are protected and confidential. You may call our office at (513) 772-9300 to set up the initial meeting.

All of our neurodevelopmental programs require active involvement of the parents. Meeting with the child and the parents is a research-based decision and yields significant increases in outcome results. Obviously, parents have an enormous capacity to influence their child’s development, and working with parents to implement strategies at home that coincide with and support the work the child is completing within individual meetings with the psychologist is emphasized. In these individual meetings, the student and psychologist work to create a trusting therapeutic relationship, helping the student understand their fears and develop effective coping skills for these fears. Because, in therapy there are not pressures of everyday demands, such as at home or school, the child can safely and confidently learn how to overcome barriers in their life. Moving forward replaces behaviors such as withdrawal and avoidance that were typical of their previous functioning.

Psychologists associated with this program

Mark K. Evans, PsyD

For more information about neurodevelopmental disorders, please see our resources page.