PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

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Get the Clarity You Need

Dr. Tyler A. Gerdin is a clinical psychologist  in Spokane, WA with expertise in psychological assessment. He has received rigorous training from several neuropsychologists, personality psychologists, developmental specialists, and school psychologists. Dr. Gerdin can diagnose a variety of conditions by gathering evidence from psychological and neuropsychological tests and people in the patient's life. He has training and experience in assessing the following conditions:​

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• ADHD for Adults, ADHD for Children and Teens

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (and Asperger's Syndrome)

• Learning Disorders like dyslexia, dysgraphia, math disabilities, language disorder, etc.

• Accommodations for standardized testing (SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, etc.)

• High or Exceptional Intelligence (IQ)

• Intellectual Disabilities

• Anxiety Disorders

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Major Depression and other mood disorders

• Bipolar Disorder and other mood cycling disorders

• Schizophrenia and other thought disorders 

• PTSD and other trauma-related issues

• Eating Disorders

• Problematic behavior patterns like Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

• Personality Problems

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To Dr. Gerdin, you are not merely a collection of symptoms or a "problem" to figure out. You are a unique, invaluable person with an important story. Dr. Gerdin looks at the whole picture and takes the time to get to know people. His reports highlight individuals' strengths as well as struggles. ​

Each psychological assessment is especially crafted to meet your needs and provide indispensable information.

Comprehensive assessments measure a person's various neuropsychological abilities (e.g. intellectual, memory, linguistic, planning, problem-solving), social abilities, and emotional health. This information is always understood in the context of someone's life story, positive and negative experiences, cultural and religious background, and physical health. The wealth of information generated can help to direct future psychological treatment, give recommendations for work, accommodations for school, and provide physicians with crucial information. In Dr. Gerdin’s experience, these reports sometimes have life-changing effects.

Sometimes struggles in school or work can be caused by learning disorders. Dr. Gerdin administers standardized assessments of a person's reading, writing, and mathematics abilities to see if learning disorders or other neurocognitive differences are present. While school psychologists working for the public school are unable to diagnose medical and psychological conditions, Dr. Gerdin can provide medical diagnoses and writes reports to support children/teens that align with public school requirements for providing needed accommodations.

Sometimes people have unique testing needs. For example, parents-to-be/adoption agencies need a pre-adoption evaluation, a school requires IQ test, a counselor requests a personality assessment about a patient to assist in therapy, a school wants screening for dyslexia, parents need assessment before an adoption, etc. Dr. Gerdin is happy to discuss your concerns to meet your needs.