Neuropsychological Evaluations for Mamaroneck, NY Children and Teens

Mamaroneck is one of the few places in Westchester where two neighbours on the same street can be in different school districts — and that single fact shapes how a private evaluation should be used here. 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 Mamaroneck at her office in Mount Kisco.

Two districts serve Mamaroneck

Most of the town's students attend the Mamaroneck Union Free School District, which runs Central, Chatsworth Avenue, Mamaroneck Avenue and Murray Avenue elementary schools, Hommocks Middle School and Mamaroneck High School across Mamaroneck and Larchmont.

The Rye Neck Union Free School District also serves students from the Village of Mamaroneck, alongside students from the City of Rye.

Two districts means two separate Committees on Special Education, two sets of procedures, and two different groups of people who will read the report and decide what to do with it. Before a meeting is requested, it is worth being certain which one your child's school belongs to. An evaluation report is more persuasive when its recommendations are written for the team that will actually implement them.

What usually prompts the call

• A teacher's comment that a child is capable but inconsistent, repeated across several years

• Reading that never became automatic, where the effort is now showing up as avoidance

• The jump in organisational demand at Hommocks, which exposes executive functioning difficulties that were previously absorbed at home

• Attention concerns where the picture at school and the picture at home do not match

• Social difficulties in a verbally strong child, where autism has not been considered because the child talks easily

• A young adult whose first year of college went badly and who needs to understand why

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 Mamaroneck

The office is at 100 South Bedford Road, Suite 340, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. From Mamaroneck it is roughly a 30 to 35 minute drive outside of rush hour: the Hutchinson River Parkway north, which runs directly into I-684, then off at Mount Kisco. Testing is scheduled in longer blocks so the trip is made a small number of times.

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.