Yorktown Heights, NY Evaluations for Children, Teens and Young Adults

Yorktown has an unusual structure — two separate schools for kindergarten through third grade, then everyone together from fourth — and it creates a natural checkpoint that is worth using. 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 Yorktown Heights at her office in Mount Kisco.

The Yorktown Central School District structure

The district runs Brookside and Mohansic elementary schools for kindergarten through grade three, Crompond Elementary for grades four and five, Mildred E. Strang Middle School for grades six through eight, and Yorktown High School.

The move into Crompond in fourth grade lands almost exactly where the academic demand shifts — the year reading stops being something children learn and becomes the thing they learn with. A child who has been compensating through the early grades often first looks like they are struggling here, and the temptation is to read it as a difficult transition. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it is the point at which a reading or language-processing weakness finally has consequences.

What usually prompts the call

• A fourth or fifth grader at Crompond whose work suddenly seems much harder than it was

• Reading that never became automatic through the Brookside or Mohansic years

• A student at Strang Middle whose organisation has not kept up with the demands

• Attention concerns raised by a teacher, or noticed at home but not yet raised at school

• A gap between strong spoken understanding and weak written output

• Social difficulties in a verbally capable child where autism has never been formally considered

• A Yorktown High 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 Yorktown Heights

The office is at 100 South Bedford Road, Suite 340, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 — roughly 20 minutes east of Yorktown Heights. 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 — a conversation about what you are seeing, not a booked appointment. Request a call → or call 914-200-2512.