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This page last updated: 05/08/2008 |
Students Allied Psychophysiology provides disability testing, evaluation, advocacy (504, IEP), and treatment for ADD. Allied Psychophysiology treats students, age 6 years old (with referral) and older, for problems that affect school achievement and learning. The practice uses sophisticated assessment techniques, including state-of-the-art continuous performance tests for assessment of attention deficit disorder. We can help clients discriminate between problems that are related to stress and adjustment, or due to neurological deficits such as attention deficit disorder, mild brain injury or learning disorders. Once a more precise diagnosis is made, Allied Psychophysiology can implement and manage the treatment for better outcomes. The practice does not prescribe medication for children; however, the practice prescribes medication for students age 18 and older. Attention deficit disorder is frequently misdiagnosed leading to improper use of medication. Precise diagnosis is the first step to addressing the underlying problem. Learning problems, ADD, ADHD, and mild brain injury are often co-existing or overlapping conditions. For students to approach optimal functioning in school, the assessment must identify specific deficits and strengths in written, spoken, auditory, motor and visual performance and cognitive function. Allied Psychophysiology offers neuropsychological assessment designed specifically to address ADD and learning issues. These assessment tools, coupled with quantitative EEG analysis, provide a powerful adjunct to the diagnostic process, and also are excellent documentation that can be used in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or for an accommodations plan under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, thus enabling your student to receive services or modifications in school to ensure his or her best opportunity for academic success. Quantitative assessments and other diagnostic tools offered at Allied Psychophysiology also are used to develop a detailed "roadmap" for targeting your student's deficits with the most appropriate clinical interventions, whether they include neurotherapy or other cognitive training or medication. Allied Psychophysiology also treats students with stress problems, such as test-taking anxiety and social anxiety - including stage fright, fear of public speaking, and fear of board work in front of the class. Treatment includes assessment and therapy tailored to individual need to address the full range of symptoms and problems. Stress in students impairs academic performance, increases anxiety, affects relationships, exacerbates physical problems (for example, headaches, stomach aches, insomnia) and increases risk of mood disorders and substance abuse. Back to Peak Performance Page |
Phone: 910-509-7115 FAX: 910-509-7099 Email:
Office Location: Landfall Executive Center 1213 Culbreth Drive Wilmington, NC 28405
Lee Porter, APRN-NP, CS, BCIA-C
Smart medicine for the mind. |
