The NEPSY–II assessment tool is a child-friendly test that provides a wealth of clinical data useful for planning treatment for children ages 3 to 16. It provides a flexible approach for evaluating attention/executive functions, language, visuo-spatial processing, sensorimotor functions, and memory and learning in children from the primary years into high school.  

With the integrated NEPSY–II instrument you can:

• Assess executive functioning   
• Vary the number and variety of subtests according to the needs of a child   
• Link results to educational difficulties   
• Facilitate recommendations for mental health interventions   
• Obtain a comprehensive view of quantitative and qualitative patterns of neuropsychological performance

Common Usages

• Core assessment—provides a brief evaluation across all six domains   
• Diagnostic assessment—in-depth assessment based on referral problems/questions or diagnostic concerns   
• Selective assessment—selection of certain subtests based on the clinical need(s)   
• Comprehensive assessment—comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation

Assess Across 6 Domains

The NEPSY–II is the only single measure that allows the clinician to
Choose from over 34 subtests (4 additional delayed memory tests) for the precise application you need...  

Create a tailored assessment across six cognitive domains, specific to a child’s situation to answer individual referral questions or diagnostic concerns. The results provide information relating to typical childhood disorders to assist with accurate diagnosis and intervention planning for success in school and at home.

• Executive Functioning/Attention   
• Language   
• Memory and Learning   
• Sensorimotor Functioning   
• Visuospatial Processing   
• Social Perception
  

Features of the NEPSY–II?   

• Age range 3 - 16 years—Record Form formats for different age ranges   
• Software provides decision trees for subtest selection to minimize testing time   
• Recommended diagnostic groupings of subtests for use with clinical populations   
  
• Shortened administration time due to increased flexibility in subtest selection and targeted diagnostic groupings or clusters   
• Domain coverage increased from five to six—addition of Social Perception   
• Tower replaced by three new measures of Executive Functioning/Attention: Inhibition, Clocks, and Animal Sorting   
• New measures of Visuospatial Processing: Geometric Puzzles and Picture Puzzles   
• New measures of Memory and Learning—particularly in spatial memory: Memory for Designs and Word List Interference   
• NEPSY–II Administration Planner and Scoring Assistant® for pre-/post-administration assistance   
• Case studies to enhance interpretation

Improvements in NEPSY–II   

• Replacement of domain scores with clinically more useful subtest scores   
• Improved psychometric properties—ceilings and floors, reliability, validity   
• Improved clinical sensitivity   
• Improved construct validity with increased correlation studies with related or commonly used measures   
• Enhanced process scores within subtests   
• Standardized on a single, well-stratified sample   
• Behavioural observation profiles   
• Sensitive to brain dysfunction as related to academic disorders   
• Examines relations to multiple assessments, including the DAS–II and WISC–IV

NEPSY- II Scoring Assistant® and Administration Planner—Two Tools in One: Subtest Selection and Timesaving Scoring

The unique, optional decision making and scoring software can be used before and after test administration. Based on the specific child and the referral/clinical questions, the software can suggest specific subtests for administration to enhance the clinical utility and minimize testing time. The electronic “decision trees” can take the guesswork out of deciding which subtests to administer for a client’s unique situation.

After administration, the software can be used as a typical Scoring Assistant, simplifying and shortening the scoring process and allowing for greater evaluation of strengths and weaknesses.