Neuropsychological Evaluations for Armonk and Byram Hills Families
Byram Hills moves its students between buildings more often than most districts, and that turns out to matter when a learning difficulty is developing quietly. Dr. Nicole Crispinelli is a licensed psychologist and a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology (American Board of School Neuropsychology). She evaluates children, adolescents and young adults from Armonk at her office in Mount Kisco.
Four buildings, three handoffs
The Byram Hills Central School District runs Coman Hill Elementary for kindergarten through grade two, Wampus Elementary for grades three through five, H.C. Crittenden Middle School for grades six through eight, and Byram Hills High School.
Each of those moves is a handoff — of a child, and of everything the previous teachers had learned about them. A difficulty that a Coman Hill teacher had quietly worked around does not automatically travel to Wampus in any formal way, and the same happens again at Crittenden. Parents often find themselves re-explaining the same concern to a new set of adults every two or three years, without anything ever being formally established.
A comprehensive evaluation ends that cycle. It produces a single document, grounded in standardized data, that travels with the child and does not depend on anyone's recollection.
What usually prompts the call
A concern raised at Coman Hill or Wampus that was never formally investigated
Reading that has not become automatic by the end of second or third grade
A student whose performance dipped after the move to Crittenden
A gap between strong verbal ability and weak written output
Attention difficulties that look quite different at home than at school
Social difficulties in a verbally capable child where autism has never been considered
A Byram Hills junior or senior needing current documentation for testing accommodations
A young adult reassessing after a difficult first year of college
What the evaluation involves
A free 15-minute call first — a conversation, not a booked appointment
A one-hour intake with parents, without the child present. Any previous testing is reviewed as part of that intake
Six to eight hours of direct testing with the child, usually across more than one session
A one-hour feedback meeting with parents to go through the findings before the report is finalized
The written report, typically one to two weeks after testing is complete
Attendance at a CSE or 504 meeting, by request, is included
Appointments can usually be scheduled within a few weeks. Sessions are not recorded. Office hours are 9:00 to 4:00, Monday through Friday.
How the report is used at school
Two routes exist. A 504 Plan provides accommodations — extended time, a separate testing location, assistive technology, reduced written output — for a student whose disability substantially limits a major life activity. An IEP provides specially designed instruction and related services, and requires classification under one of New York's disability categories. A private evaluation can support either, and part of the feedback meeting is spent on which route actually fits your child.
New York State regulations set the timelines once a district evaluation is requested: an initial individual evaluation must be completed within 60 days of the district receiving parental consent, and where a student is found eligible, the district must arrange programs and services within 60 school days of that consent.
Dr. Crispinelli spent more than ten years working inside New York public schools, and chaired both CSE and 504 committees. She has sat on the district side of these meetings, which is why the reports are written the way they are.
This is general information about how the process works in New York. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from a special education attorney or advocate.
Getting here from Armonk
The office is at 100 South Bedford Road, Suite 340, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 — roughly 20 minutes north of Armonk. Testing is scheduled in longer blocks rather than many short visits.
Fees, payment and insurance
This is a private-pay practice. A superbill is provided so you can pursue out-of-network reimbursement with your insurer if your plan allows it; reimbursement is never guaranteed and depends entirely on your individual plan. The codes that typically appear on a superbill for this work are 90791, 96132, 96133, 96136 and 96137.
Payment is accepted by check, Zelle, or credit card (credit card payments carry a 3.5% processing fee). Half is due when testing begins, and the balance is due upon receipt of the final report.
Start with a call
A free 15-minute call is the place to begin — describe what you are seeing and ask whatever you want to ask. Request a call → or call 914-200-2512.
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