Diagnostic and formal assessments

Diagnostic and neuropsychological assessment of developmental, learning, emotional and behavioral problems of children ages 2 years to early adulthood. This includes differential diagnosis and treatment recommendations for ADHD, learning disabilities, Autism, Asperger's, PDD,NOS, anxiety, depression and other conditions. Treatment recommendations address educational considerations, therapy and family-based interventions.

Assessments typically include a clinical interview with the caregiver(s), observation of the child, psychological testing and a feedback session with the parents. Formal testing may include measures of the following:

Academic/pre-academic achievement
Adaptive skills
Attention/executive functions
Behavior
Intellectual functioning
Language and language-related processes
Learning and memory
Nonverbal/visual processing
Motor skills
Personality and emotional functioning

Social skills

Psychotherapy and consultation

Dr. Araujo provides individual and family-based psychotherapy to children and adolescents for a variety of mental health issues.

Presentation of evaluation findings and/or school-based consultation can also be provided to assist with educational planning and interventions.

Mariam Araujo, Ph.D. 

Dr. Araujo has worked in a combination of educational and clinical settings conducting evaluations and therapy with children and adolescents experiencing developmental, learning or emotional difficulties. She worked as a school psychologist for several years and completed clinical psychology internships at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2002 she received her Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley in the Cognition and Development Program. She subsequently completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and worked as a psychologist at the University of Washington Autism Center. Dr. Araujo has obtained specialized experience in neuropsychological assessment and therapy with children affected by chronic illness, acquired injuries, neurodevelopmental and learning disorders. She currently works part-time as a psychologist at Seattle Children's Hospital Autism Center.