I was also referred by an MD but, even so, in Manitoba, neuropsych assessment is not an insured service. I decided against it because I was starting to get a very good handle on my own cogitive deficits....most relating to vision and visiual memory, luckily enough! My long term disability insurer with my work finally asked me to go for one and they paid. It was reassuring in that my 'IQ' was still relatively intact, and I had major deficits in visually related tests. It was horribly difficult to do the test...i did it one hour at a time over a three week period. It wiped me out!

The test does not usually get to the heart of some major deficits, such as those related to executive functions, planning, motivation, apathy, detachment, multi-tasking abilities.

Good luck!

Mokey said, "The test does not usually get to the heart of some major deficits, such as those related to executive functions, planning, motivation, apathy, detachment, multi-tasking abilities."

This depends on the battery of tests used in the NPA. The MMPI-II should point to some of the psychological issues, motivation, apathy, etc. Multi-tasking is part of the trail making test and some tests that create a conflict to thought processes but they are often visually oriented. Your NP may have chosen to not have you do some tests because they were not relevant to his directive from the insurance co or he already was aware of you difficulty in that area. He may have also pre-determined that multi-tasking was not going to be a strong skill for you.

My two NPA used mostly different tests to measure the same functions. The Halsted Reitan Battery used to be the gold standard but more recently, NP's have used other batteries of tests or designed their own battery of tests.

So, it is hard to predict what the NPA will be like. Attorney Gordon Johnson discusses the differences in NPA batteries at www.tbilaw.com and wwwsubtlebraininjury.com

Best to just relax and take the tests and let your symptoms/limitations show themselves.

My best to you as you decide this issue.

There are tests that measure executive function. I am surprised your NPA report did not comment on executive functioning.

I'll add too, that I don't remember what testing I'll be undergoing, however the hospital has assured me that it is covered by OHIP. My injury occurred in 1972, a long time ago, in a different province, far, far away. Kidding aside, I'll post here, what exactly, I find out.

Hello everyone. I've been referred/scheduled for a Neuropsychological assessment at Ontario Shores. I have confirmed that the testing is covered by OHIP.
Cheers,
Jamie

I hope you get some answers Jamie! I guess the trick is having a psychiatrist on board not just a psychologist. I can't get in to see a psychiatrist unless I'm suicidal or need medications and neither apply so I'm stuck paying for everything myself. Let us know how it goes and what kind of recommendations and help you get from it.

Take care,
CC