The purpose of an evaluation is to gain a deeper understanding of your child. In an evaluation, we include measures of intelligence, specific cognitive abilities (e.g., attention, language, memory, visuospatial and visuomotor skills), academic achievement, and socioemotional functions. We use the information derived from these measures to understand your child’s performance relative to same-age peers and identify any support he/she/they may need. The results are sometimes used to derive a specific diagnosis.