Ongoing Support to Maximize the Value of Your Child's Evaluation
We offer continued guidance and advocacy to help implement recommendations and support your child's journey.
What Are Evaluation Follow-Ups?
Evaluation Follow-Ups are additional services designed exclusively for families who have completed a comprehensive evaluation or screening with Mind Matters.
We recognize that receiving an evaluation report is just the beginning. Our follow-up services provide ongoing support as you navigate next steps, communicate with schools, and help your child develop self-understanding.
These services help you implement recommendations, advocate for your child, and ensure they fully understand their unique learning profile.
School Meetings
Professional support during critical school meetings to help explain evaluation results and advocate for appropriate accommodations and services.
Child/Teen Feedback Sessions
Age-appropriate sessions to help your child understand their learning profile, strengths, and challenges in a positive, empowering way.
Parent Follow-Up Consultations
Additional guidance for parents as new questions arise or as your child transitions to new grades, schools, or life stages.
Our Approach to Evaluation Follow-Ups
Each of our follow-up services is designed to extend the value of your child's evaluation and provide ongoing support for your family.
Child/Teen Feedback Sessions
Age-appropriate meetings with your child or teen to help them understand their evaluation results, learning style, strengths, and challenges.
Preparation
Review evaluation results through a strengths-based lens
Create child-friendly explanations and visual aids if helpful
For younger children, we often create illustrated stories
For teens, we may prepare more detailed explanations or letters
The Feedback Session
Explain findings in age-appropriate, positive language
Emphasize strengths while acknowledging challenges
Discuss practical strategies that leverage strengths
Answer questions and address concerns
Follow-Up
Provide written materials for your child to reference
Offer guidance on how to reinforce understanding at home
Check in on how your child is processing the information
Benefits
Promotes self-understanding and self-advocacy
Reduces shame or confusion about learning challenges
Empowers your child to participate in their own support
Builds a foundation for lifelong learning and adaptation
School Meetings
Professional representation and advocacy during meetings with your child's school, whether it's an independent school support team meeting, SST (Student Support Team), 504 Plan, or IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting.
Pre-Meeting Preparation
Review evaluation results and recommendations
Consult with you about priorities and concerns
Identify key points to emphasize about your child's learning profile
During the Meeting
Present findings clearly and accessibly
Translate complex psychological concepts into practical educational terms
Advocate for appropriate accommodations and interventions
Maintain a collaborative approach with school personnel
Post-Meeting Support
Discuss outcomes and next steps
Provide guidance on implementation
Help monitor the effectiveness of agreed-upon supports
Benefits
Expert translation of evaluation findings into educational implications
Effective advocacy for appropriate accommodations
Reduced parental anxiety during complex meetings
Collaborative problem-solving with school teams
Parent Follow-Up Consultations
Additional consultations for parents as new questions arise or as your child faces transitions or new challenges.
Pre-Consultation Review
Revisit evaluation findings and previous recommendations
Consider developmental changes or new circumstances
Review any new information or records you provide
The Consultation
Discuss current concerns and questions
Refine or adapt previous recommendations
Address challenges with implementation
Develop strategies for new situations or transitions
Ongoing Support
Provide updated written recommendations as needed
Suggest additional resources or referrals
Remain available for brief check-ins
Benefits
Adaptation of recommendations as your child develops
Support during educational transitions
Guidance when facing new challenges
Continuity of care with a provider who knows your child
Frequently Asked Questions
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Follow-up services are available exclusively to families who have completed a comprehensive evaluation or screening with Mind Matters. This ensures that our clinicians have in-depth knowledge of your child's learning profile, which is essential for providing effective follow-up support.
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For most children, we recommend scheduling the feedback session within a month of the parent feedback meeting. This gives you time to process the information first, but doesn't delay too long in helping your child understand their learning profile. However, timing can be flexible based on your child's specific situation and readiness.
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This varies widely depending on your child's needs and school situation. Some families benefit from having us attend just one initial meeting to help explain evaluation results, while others find value in our participation at annual IEP meetings or during transitions to new schools. We can help you determine when professional representation would be most beneficial.
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For younger children, we use age-appropriate language, metaphors, and often illustrated stories to explain their learning profile. We focus heavily on strengths and present challenges as differences in how their brain works, not as deficits. We make sure explanations are positive and empowering, giving children language to understand and advocate for what they need.
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This is actually one of the most common reasons parents request our attendance at school meetings. Our clinicians have extensive experience advocating within both public and private school systems, and can help navigate resistance by clearly linking recommendations to your child's specific learning needs. We maintain a collaborative, solution-focused approach that tends to be well-received by schools.
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Absolutely. Teens are often highly self-aware but may have developed inaccurate beliefs about why they struggle in certain areas. Feedback sessions can correct misunderstandings, reduce shame, and provide teens with the language and self-understanding to advocate for themselves—a crucial skill as they move toward increased independence.
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This varies based on your child's needs and development. Many families find value in check-ins around major transitions (entering middle or high school, preparing for college). Others schedule follow-ups when new challenges arise or when previously effective strategies are no longer working. We can help you determine an appropriate timeline for your situation.
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All follow-up services are billed at $300 per hour, prorated to the nearest 6 minutes:
School meetings typically last 60-90 minutes plus preparation and travel time (first 30 minutes of travel is free)
Child/teen feedback sessions usually take 45-60 minutes
Parent follow-up consultations are typically 50 minutes
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Our follow-up services provide ongoing support, advocacy, and guidance to maximize the benefits of your child's evaluation.