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Holistic Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Evaluations

Affirming Assessment and Evaluations for OCD, ADHD, Autism, and other Neurodiverse conditions.

We specialize in evidence-based neuro-affirming assessment and evaluations and integrate sensory, executive function, learning, and emotion evaluations to provide comprehensive understanding and treatment planning. 

 
Approach to Evaluations

At OCDMN, we honor each individual’s neurodivergent journey. Our assessments offer a clear understanding of your strengths and needs, with personalized recommendations for growth.

We assess sensory processing, social-emotional skills, learning, communication, cognition, and more to provide a holistic view of neurodivergent and OCD-related conditions. Beyond diagnosis, our approach empowers you with clarity and full support.

Grounded in neuroaffirming care, we recognize the diverse ways neurodivergence and OCD manifest, ensuring an inclusive and accurate assessment experience.

Our Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach

At OCDMN, we take a deeply personal approach to evaluations. We believe in affirming neurodivergent experiences through:

Safe and Comfortable Environment

We create a welcoming space tailored to your needs, offering flexible options like virtual appointments, ensuring support at every step.

Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Care

We respect diverse identities and lived experiences, ensuring our evaluations are inclusive, affirming, and adapted to your cultural context.

Listening to Your Story

Our client-centered intake is a conversation designed to understand your unique experiences, ensuring you feel heard and valued from the start.

Customized & Collaborative Assessments

Using evidence-based tools, we design assessments to fit your specific needs, gathering input from you, your family, and professionals for a well-rounded perspective.

Holistic & Comprehensive Evaluation

We assess not just symptoms but their impact on your emotional, social, sensory, and daily life, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of your neurodivergent experience.

Empowering Growth and Well-Being

Our evaluations go beyond diagnosis—they empower you to understand your strengths and challenges, offering ongoing support through therapy, mindfulness, and community resources.

ADHD Assessment

Our ADHD assessment process is designed to accurately diagnose attention-related challenges and executive functioning issues. Through a comprehensive evaluation, we provide a lens into understanding diagnoses and how they impact your challenges and strengths.

Autism Assessment

Our autism assessment process provides a thorough and compassionate evaluation to identify key traits and behaviors that may reflect an individual autistic experience. We focus on delivering a clear diagnosis without emphasizing a label rather a journey to better understand yourself and your experiences, which can empower and heal.

OCD Assessment

OCD is very misunderstood and can be confusing and isolating. Experiencing OCD is also much more common in neurodivergent people. We help individuals identify what may be obsessive thoughts and compulsive traits or diagnoses through a detailed evaluation process so you can be empowered to move forward.

Additional Areas of Assessment

What’s in Your Final Report

Our reports are written using affirming, inclusive language that highlights your strengths and provides clear, empowering results. After your assessment, we’ll meet to review the findings together and address any questions you may have. Your personalized report, including tailored recommendations and actionable next steps, will be available within 4 weeks of your final assessment session.

Key features of our reports include:

  • Affirming and Inclusive Language: We emphasize your strengths and avoid stigmatizing terms.

  • Clear and Actionable Results: The report provides a straightforward breakdown of findings and next steps.

  • Personalized Recommendations: Tailored suggestions to support your specific goals and needs.

  • Comprehensive Review: A one-on-one meeting to ensure clarity and address any questions.

  • Timely Delivery: Your report is delivered within 4 weeks of your final assessment session.

Ongoing Support for Your Journey

At OCDMN, your assessment is just the start of a journey toward understanding and growth. We offer a range of ongoing services to support your needs

Evaluation Process & Fees

  • First Appointment: Intake (1 hour): $250
    Optional Parent Session: $170
    Good Faith Estimate provided after the intake for total costs.

  • Second Appointment: Assessment (1-2+ hours): $250/hour (Average 1.5 hours)

  • Third Appointment: Additional Assessment (1-2+ hours): $250/hour (Average 1.5 hours)

  • Fourth Appointment: Evaluation (1 hour): $425
    Includes Results Review & Resources Summary.

All assessments include a Diagnostic Summary Report, delivered within 4 weeks of the final session.

Average Overall Cost: 4-6 sessions, $1250-$1750

Additional Services

  • Accommodation Letters
    For employment or educational purposes — $200
    (Short-term disability support is charged at your clinician's hourly rate)

  • IEP/504 and Home Functional Recommendations — $425

    Affirming Mindful Functional SEL – coming soon

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What the Assessment Does Not Include

Our assessments are tailored to evaluate specific areas of neurodivergence. However, they do not cover the following:

  • IQ or Giftedness Testing

  • Full-Battery Neuropsychological Evaluations
    (These evaluations provide a comprehensive understanding of brain functioning. Our assessments do not diagnose IQ, learning disorders, traumatic brain injury, or similar concerns.)

Important Limitations

Please be aware of the following limitations to our assessment services:

  • We do not provide assessments for children under 5 years old, as this requires specialized expertise.

  • We do not offer assessments outside of Minnesota.

  • We do not administer assessments for adults without verbal fluency.

Note: We believe that knowing a diagnosis alone is rarely enough. True progress comes from combining this knowledge with a personalized plan and ongoing support.

  • We do not conduct neuropsychological testing for motor skills, memory, concept formation, visual-perceptual skills, self-sufficiency, or academic achievement. These tests are typically used for children requiring a broader assessment of intellectual function.

Referral for Neuropsychological Evaluations

If a full-battery neuropsychological evaluation is needed, we are happy to refer you to local providers. This type of evaluation may be required by some educational institutions, workplaces, or for obtaining disability benefits and academic accommodations.

Contact our assessment specialist.

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Recognizing OCD in oneself or a loved one is the first step toward healing.

If you or someone you know is struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder, know that help is available. Together, we can work towards a life not defined by OCD.