ERIN MCCARTHY SHAW
NURSE PRACTITIONER
IN PSYCHIATRY
PLLC
Neuropsychiatric Assessments for Bright, Complex Minds
Comprehensive, evidence-based assessments for gifted, twice-exceptional, neurodivergent teens and adults in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.
You've always known you're different. Maybe you've been called "too much" or "too sensitive." Perhaps you've masked for years, excelling outwardly despite constant internal struggle. You might be exploring giftedness or twice-exceptionality, questioning ADHD, autism, or learning differences—but you know there's more complexity to your story than a simple checklist can capture.
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I specialize in neuropsychiatric assessment. My clients are gifted and twice-exceptional individuals who've been told they're "just not living up to their potential," "too smart" to have ADHD or dyslexia, or "too social" to be autistic. They come to me exhausted from masking their differences and frustrated that others see only their success, not their struggles. My assessments go beyond surface-level screening to understand how your mind actually works—and why traditional approaches and supports haven't served you.
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WHAT I ASSESS:
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Cognitive complexity and asynchronous development, including gifted and twice-exceptional profiles
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ADHD
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Specific learning differences (including dyslexia, math learning disability (dyscalculia), nonverbal learning challenges)
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Autism (especially masked or late-identified)
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Social pragmatic communication differences
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REMOTE & IN-PERSON TESTING:
​I offer in-person and remote testing. Remote testing works exceptionally well for neurodivergent adults and older teens who:
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Feel more comfortable in their own environment
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Have sensory sensitivities to clinical settings
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Need flexible scheduling around work/school
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Want to avoid travel during unpredictable weather
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Prefer the focus and clarity of one-on-one video assessment
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For fully remote assessments, I use evidence-based cognitive and academic measures with standardized protocols designed for telehealth practice. This ensures you receive a comprehensive full-scale IQ score and detailed cognitive profile with the same depth and rigor as in-person testing.​
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In-person testing will resume this spring at my Westport and New Canaan, CT locations, as well as in Manhattan, NY. As the assessment process involves multiple stages over a two-to-three-month period, I encourage prospective clients to reach out early to secure their preferred timeline.​
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​​​​Ready to get started?