If you’ve ever been told your child “needs an evaluation,” you’re not alone. In this episode of the Parenting Help Podcast, Dr. Katie Palmer interviews Dr. Doug Fagen, a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience conducting psychoeducational evaluations for children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and anxiety.
Together, they clarify the difference between a neuropsychological evaluation and a psychoeducational assessment, discuss how to interpret results, and explain what parents can do with recommendations. Dr. Fagen emphasizes strength-based, neurodiversity-affirming assessments that help families understand their child’s learning style—not just apply a label.
Key takeaways for parents:
• Learn when and why to request an evaluation
• Understand the role of school psychologists vs. independent evaluators
• Discover how to turn test data into a roadmap for growth
• Reduce stigma and replace self-blame with empowerment
Whether you’re navigating IEPs, 504 plans, or seeking private evaluations, this conversation offers practical and compassionate guidance for families.
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If you’ve ever been told your child “needs an evaluation,” you’re not alone. In this episode of the Parenting Help Podcast, Dr. Katie Palmer interviews Dr. Doug Fagen, a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience conducting psychoeducational evaluations for children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and anxiety.
Together, they clarify the difference between a neuropsychological evaluation and a psychoeducational assessment, discuss how to interpret results, and explain what parents can do with recommendations. Dr. Fagen emphasizes strength-based, neurodiversity-affirming assessments that help families understand their child’s learning style—not just apply a label.
Key takeaways for parents:
• Learn when and why to request an evaluation
• Understand the role of school psychologists vs. independent evaluators
• Discover how to turn test data into a roadmap for growth
• Reduce stigma and replace self-blame with empowerment
Whether you’re navigating IEPs, 504 plans, or seeking private evaluations, this conversation offers practical and compassionate guidance for families.
In this episode, we flip the tables a bit and find that I am the one being interviewed. We talk about the acceptance and commitment training approach used at Vigeo Behavior Consulting, and some of the themes that are emerging in our parent and teacher coaching. This audio is published with the gracious permission of Dr. Lynne Kenney, a pediatric psychologist on the language and executive functions team at Wellington-Alexander Center for the Treatment of Dyslexia in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dr. Kenney is the nation’s leading pediatric psychologist in the development of classroom cognitive-physical activity programs for students grades K-8. Dr. Kenney develops curriculum, programming, and activities to improve children’s cognition through coordinative cognitive-motor movement, executive function skill-building strategies, and social-emotional learning. This interview was a part of the Cogni-Suite Executive Function Training this fall, and I was honored to be asked to be a part of that learning. Please take some time to see the amazing work Dr. Kenney is doing to enhance learning through the integration of neuroscience and movement at lynnekenney.com
Parenting Help
If you’ve ever been told your child “needs an evaluation,” you’re not alone. In this episode of the Parenting Help Podcast, Dr. Katie Palmer interviews Dr. Doug Fagen, a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience conducting psychoeducational evaluations for children with learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, and anxiety.
Together, they clarify the difference between a neuropsychological evaluation and a psychoeducational assessment, discuss how to interpret results, and explain what parents can do with recommendations. Dr. Fagen emphasizes strength-based, neurodiversity-affirming assessments that help families understand their child’s learning style—not just apply a label.
Key takeaways for parents:
• Learn when and why to request an evaluation
• Understand the role of school psychologists vs. independent evaluators
• Discover how to turn test data into a roadmap for growth
• Reduce stigma and replace self-blame with empowerment
Whether you’re navigating IEPs, 504 plans, or seeking private evaluations, this conversation offers practical and compassionate guidance for families.
