Difficulties and Diagnoses in Children

In children and teenagers, requests for assessments in neuropsychology are varied and involve
difficulties linked to development, behaviour, family life or academic progression. The main
requests for an assessment include:

 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

 Learning Disorders such as dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyscalculi
 Autism Spectrum Disorder
 Language Disorder or Dysphasia
 Motor Developmental Coordination Delay or Dyspraxia
 les retards développementaux
 Developmental Delays
 Intellectual Disability
 Giftedness
 Academic Derogations and early school entry
 Oppositional Defiant Disorder
 Neurological disorders such as Tourette Syndrome, head traumas, epilepsy, etc