Disability Evaluation

Are you in need of a psychological evaluation or an evaluation that examines you for a disability? Are you in need of a disability evaluation to complete the process of receiving some sort of needed benefit? Are you in need to undergo an assessment and receive recommendations for an impairment?

Thoughtwise is becoming a top diagnostic and therapeutic service provider. We provide therapeutic based diagnostic services, that include psychological, neuropsychological, and forensic assessments along with many other test and diagnostic services.

At Thoughtwise, disability evaluations that we can offer include:

• Mental health and neuropsychological screenings.
• Neuropsychological and psychological diagnostic tests.
• Defining principle and primary diagnosis of a disability.
• Analysis, examination, and assessment for organic disability and legal impairment.

Are you in need of a psychological evaluation or an evaluation that examines you for a disability? Are you in need of a disability evaluation to complete the process of receiving some sort of needed benefit? Are you in need to undergo an assessment and receive recommendations for an impairment?

Thoughtwise is becoming a top diagnostic and therapeutic service provider. We provide therapeutic based diagnostic services, that include psychological, neuropsychological, and forensic assessments along with many other test and diagnostic services.

At Thoughtwise, disability evaluations that we can offer include:

• Mental health and neuropsychological screenings.
• Neuropsychological and psychological diagnostic tests.
• Defining principle and primary diagnosis of a disability.
• Analysis, examination, and assessment for organic disability and legal impairment.

What is the purpose of a disability evaluation?

The purpose of undergoing any type of disability evaluation is determine and define an impairment and/or diagnosis as a legal or permanent disability. Assessment and examinations are conducted to evaluate you through a diagnostic process and are intended to help define the permanence of impairment that are associated with your health.

These examinations are usually conducted by qualified experts and psychologists and assess you for:

• Major limitations in functioning.
• Permanent disability or hardship.
• Inabilities to care for yourself.
• Actual diagnosis and cooccurring diagnoses.
• Severity of mental or cognitive impairment.
• Neurodegenerative disorder.
• Neurocognitive disorder.
• Psychiatric, developmental, or intellectual disability.
• Possibility of rehabilitation.
• Periodic review of a disability or impairment.

Why do I have to take a disability evaluation?

You may be required to take a disability evaluation to assess:

1. Any signs or symptoms of a disorder
2. The severity of functional limitations due to a disorder

These evaluations are needed to define and certify that you are indeed permanently disabled.

You may be required to provide the results of a disability evaluation for:

State and community waivers/benefits:

• Intellectual or developmental disability waivers
• Worker’s compensation benefits.
• Inclusion to programs:
• Research
• Home and community benefits
• Individualized education plans (IEP) or educational programs and benefits

Federal waivers or benefits:

• Medicaid or Medicare
• Needed medical discharge
• Needed discharge from the armed services/military
• Waiver to prevent you from being drafted

Other reasons such as:

• Guardianship
• Food stamps
• Health care
• Insurance or other benefits
• Need for treatment
• Need for services or benefits
• Likelihood of the disability worsening or being permanently incapacitating

What can Thoughtwise do for me?

At Thoughtwise, we can conduct and consult about the evaluations that you need.

At our central location in Tallahassee, we can help define the identified disability you have, and the severity of the disability. We can assess you to help identify and report your diagnosis and help identify if you are eligible for benefits at any state or federal level.

If you are in need of a disability evaluation or any other psychological examination, please contact us.