Pediatric Assessment Program
Understanding pediatric strengths and promoting success.
How this program helps your child?
Conditions we specialize in:
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),
- Learning disorders,
- Autism spectrum conditions,
- Moderate traumatic brain injuries (mTBI),
- Headaches and migraines,
- Sleep difficulties,
- Anxiety and mood concerns.
Children think, learn, and recover in unique ways. Our Pediatric Assessment Program looks at how a child’s brain supports attention, learning, emotions, behavior, and everyday skills. Results turn into practical plans for home, school, sports, and medical care.
The skills we carefully evaluate
- Attention and executive skills: focus, impulse control, organization, working memory.
- Learning and memory: how information is learned, stored, and recalled.
- Language and communication: understanding, expression, reading and writing demands.
- Processing speed and efficiency: how quickly and accurately a child works.
- Visuospatial and motor skills: perception, coordination, and fine-motor output.
- Emotional and behavioral health: mood, anxiety, adjustment, and self-regulation.
Your visit, step by step
1. Getting to know your child
Brief meeting with caregivers to understand history, current concerns, and goals. We review school reports, prior testing, and medical notes. If helpful, we gather teacher input. You’ll know what to bring and how the day will run.
2. Testing that fits your child’s age
In a calm, child-friendly room, your child completes standardized tasks for thinking, learning, attention, language, and motor skills. We pace sessions with breaks, adapt for comfort, and may use questionnaires for caregivers and teachers to see how skills look in daily life.
3. Clear feedback and a written plan
We explain results in plain language, highlight strengths and needs, and provide a practical report. Recommendations may include school supports (IEP/504), strategies for home, therapy referrals, and medical follow-up. With permission, we share a summary with your care and school teams.
How the results move care forward
- School supports: classroom accommodations, targeted strategies, and guidance for IEP or 504 planning.
- Executive functioning coaching and cognitive therapy.
- Behavioral health care: when psychotherapy, CBT, or parent coaching can strengthen coping.
- Medical decisions: tracking recovery, understanding medication effects, and setting next steps.
Expertise you can trust
Dr. Heather Jasper is a clinical neuropsychologist who evaluates and supports children and teens with learning, attention, mood, and recovery needs after injury.
She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Clemson University, completed a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology at Midwestern University, and finished specialty training in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Her clinical work focuses on ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum differences, concussion and mild traumatic brain injury, headaches and migraines, sleep disorders, anxiety and mood concerns.
Families value her clear explanations and practical plans that work at home, in school, and across care teams.
Where we see patients
- Tampa
- Orlando
- Pinellas Park
- UTC
- Port Charlotte
- Fort Myers
Questions families often ask
What is pediatric neuropsychology?
It is a specialty within psychology that studies how the developing brain relates to thinking, emotions, and behavior. Neuropsychologists use standardized tests and clinical interviews to understand strengths and needs, then translate findings into practical recommendations.
Why is an evaluation helpful?
Can you identify learning disabilities?
Do you evaluate for autism?
Do neuropsychologists go to medical school or prescribe medication?
How do we get started?
Is a neuropsychological evaluation necessary to get prescribed medication for ADHD?
Can neuropsychologists refer to other providers for medication management?
Ready to schedule?
Book a Pediatric Assessment or refer a patient.
We will help you choose the right evaluation and outline next steps for school, home, and care teams.
