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How do I find a neuropsych who specializes in gifted? I did an internet search and it yielded nothing.

DS tested as gifted after kindergarten. His explore tests qualify him for Davidson's but we haven't applied because his old IQ test scores weren't high enough.

He's now finishing 5th and being homeschooled. It has been suggested he may have dysgraphia and I am inclined to think this is true but I want to pinpoint the source of the trouble. He reverses numbers in math when copying from the text. He says one number and writes another. He makes lots of careless errors in math and across all his work. Work is painfully slow. I am trying to understand if this is a vision problem or a memory problem or something else, and if anything else is going on.

Thanks! Brownie

The Hoagies site has a list of psychs and neuropsychs who test here:

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/psychologists.htm

What you describe sure sounds like dysgraphia. Good luck!

What is the difference between a neuropsych and a psych? and what letters after their name would indicate the difference ?

I would love to get a personal reference...we're in Western PA...even if we have to drive a few hours for someone who gets 2E.

Brownie

We are in eastern oh, and I am also looking for a neuropsych for my 5yo DS. If I come up with something I will let you know.

Contact Dr. Paul Beljan and ask him. (just google him)

Brownie and Amber, I sent you a PM.

Sadly there won't be any difference in their title - NeuroPsychs and 'regular' Psychs are both PhD's. A good place to start is the regions section on this site.

You can also try a Google search - "Neuropsychologist Pittsburgh" and start calling the Dr's who show up in the results.

There's also CTY @ John's Hopkin's in MD - http://cty.jhu.edu/counseling/