In most areas, struggling students need an INDEPENDENT COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION to document their areas of difficulty. Schools typically DON’T diagnose academic conditions, and school evaluations serve the school -not the student. Independent evaluation and intensive intervention are usually not covered by insurance nor provided by most schools, however they are a valuable investment in your child’s future, and usually can be paid with funds from a Health Savings Account. Unfortunately, dyslexia is very often misdiagnosed, which causes harmful delays to receiving effective intervention … not everyone who claims to diagnose learning disabilities does a good job, so following are listed diagnosticians that have demonstrated their ability to diagnose learning challenges:
NATIONALLY, virtual:
https://www.hcdyslexia.com/virtual-testing
VIRGINIA:
Dr. Sabine Heisman, PsyD and Dr. Rachna Varia, PhD, Chantilly, VA (703) 378-7998
Dr. Anthony Henley: Alexandria, Herndon, VA (202) 248-2487
Dr. Moshe Shtuhl, Reston VA 703-471-5517
Dr. Rolando Diaz: Arlington, VA 703-361-3100
Dr. Nancy Marin: McLean, VA 703-831-7020
Dr. Maia Deubert, Mclean VA 703-447-6788
DR. Suzie Muir, McLean VA 703-728-8676
