Neuropsychological Evaluations in Mount Kisco, NY

The office is at 100 South Bedford Road, in Mount Kisco itself — which means that for local families, the whole thing happens about five minutes from home. Dr. Nicole Crispinelli is a licensed psychologist and a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology (American Board of School Neuropsychology), and she evaluates children, adolescents and young adults here.

Mount Kisco children and the Bedford Central School District

Mount Kisco is part of the Bedford Central School District, a geographically large district that also covers Bedford, Bedford Hills, Bedford Village and Pound Ridge. Local children attend Mount Kisco Elementary School and then move on to Fox Lane Middle School and Fox Lane High School, which serve the whole district on the shared Fox Lane campus.

That structure has a practical consequence worth knowing. A child's elementary years are spent in a small neighbourhood school where the staff know them well; at Fox Lane, they join a much larger cohort drawn from five separate elementary schools. Difficulties that were quietly absorbed by a familiar teacher can surface abruptly in that larger setting — not because anything changed in the child, but because the scaffolding did.

What usually prompts the call

• A child at Mount Kisco Elementary whose reading has not become automatic, where the effort is starting to show as avoidance

• A sixth or seventh grader whose organisation fell apart after the move to Fox Lane

• Attention difficulties that look different at home than they do at school

• A gap between what a child clearly understands and what they can put on paper

• Social difficulties in a verbally capable child that have been read as shyness

• A high schooler who needs current documentation for extended time on College Board or ACT testing

• A young adult whose first year of college exposed something that had been managed at home

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.

Being local has one practical advantage

Testing for most children runs across more than one session. For families elsewhere in Westchester that means planning around a drive; for Mount Kisco families it means a short trip into town. It also makes it easier to schedule around a school day rather than pulling a child out for a full one.

The office is at 100 South Bedford Road, Suite 340, Mount Kisco, NY 10549.

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

If you are a Mount Kisco parent trying to decide whether an evaluation is the right next step, the free 15-minute call is the place to start. Request a call → or call 914-200-2512.