What Is a 73 Autism Score?
Quick answer: There is no single, universal autism score, so a 73 means different things on different tests. For example, on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2), a T-score of 73 falls in the moderate range (66 to 75), meaning social difficulties that clearly affect daily life. No score diagnoses autism on its own; a clinician […]
How Autism Shows Up in Adults
Quick answer: In adults, autism often shows up as lifelong difficulty reading social cues, exhaustion after socializing, a strong need for routine, intense focused interests, and sensitivity to sound, light or textures. Many adults, especially women, learned to mask these traits, so they were missed in childhood or diagnosed only with anxiety or depression. While […]
What are the Five Disorders in the Autism Spectrum?
Quick answer: Before 2013, the DSM-IV listed five pervasive developmental disorders: autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Rett's disorder and childhood disintegrative disorder. The DSM-5 replaced the first four with a single diagnosis, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), described by support level. Rett syndrome is now recognized as a separate genetic […]
Does Neuropsych Testing Test for ADHD?
Quick answer: Yes. Neuropsychological testing is one of the most thorough ways to evaluate ADHD. It measures attention, working memory, processing speed and executive function, combines the results with rating scales and history, and checks whether anxiety, learning disabilities, sleep problems or autism better explain the symptoms. There is no single test that diagnoses ADHD […]
What Does a Neuropsychological Assessment Involve?
Quick answer: A neuropsychological assessment involves an intake interview about your history and concerns, several hours of standardized tests (puzzles, memory tasks, questions and pencil-and-paper or computer activities), questionnaires about mood and daily functioning, and a feedback session where a clinician explains your results and recommendations in a written report. We Care Support uses a neuropsychological […]
How Long Does a Neuropsychological Evaluation Take?
Quick answer: Most neuropsychological evaluations take 3 to 8 hours of face-to-face testing, often split over one or two appointments, plus a 1-hour intake interview and a 1-hour feedback session. Children and older adults usually need shorter sessions with more breaks. Including scoring and the written report, a comprehensive evaluation typically totals 12 to 18 […]