Independent Educational Evaluations providing objective clinical clarity for students across Anaheim and Orange County.
Ensuring every child receives diagnostic clarity, objective testing, and legally compliant IEP placement.
We specialize in bilingual evaluations, dyslexia testing, autism diagnostic batteries, and speech-language assessments that uncover students' true learning profiles across Anaheim's dual elementary and high school districts.
Direct experience conducting independent assessments across Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) and Anaheim Elementary School District and regional special education local plan areas (SELPAs).
When district testing falls short, our evaluations deliver unbiased clarity grounded in federal IDEA criteria and led by Donald Ghrist, LEP #2703.
Complete assessment coverage across all domains of suspected disability.
Cognitive, academic, and social-emotional assessments for Learning Disabilities, Autism, and ADHD.
Comprehensive SLP evaluations for articulation, language processing, and pragmatics.
Fine motor, sensory processing, and visual-motor integration assessments.
Gross motor and mobility evaluations for campus access.
Assessment of gross motor skills for PE participation.
Specialized testing for reading disorders and phonological processing.
Providing in-person assessment and telehealth evaluation options across the region.
Comprehensive psychoeducational, twice-exceptional, and executive functioning testing.
AUHSD high school accommodations, ADHD, and speech-language evals.
AESD elementary bilingual assessments and dyslexia evaluations.
Sensory processing, occupational therapy, and adapted PE evaluations.
We serve both Anaheim Elementary School District (TK-6) and Anaheim Union High School District (7-12), as well as Magnolia, Centralia, and Savanna School Districts.
Yes. Under California Education Code § 56320, testing must be non-discriminatory. We evaluate language proficiency versus true learning disability in bilingual and Spanish-speaking students.
Yes. Parents have the legal right to select an independent evaluator of their choice who meets state criteria; districts cannot restrict you exclusively to their in-house roster.
Donald Ghrist, Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #2703), brings over 25 years of California special education assessment expertise, conducting legally compliant Independent Educational Evaluations throughout California.
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