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title: 'Video: Should I get my child evaluated? Advice from a mom (and expert)'
description: Hear from Ellen Braaten, pediatric neuropsychologist and mom, on her experience evaluating kids and how she felt about her son’s evaluation.
slug: video-should-i-get-my-child-evaluated-a-mom-and-experts-advice
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:52:43.593Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/E25D8CE072914FF2842F7B9DBB745EEF/1754ce6cb27484a0104790b4f9dac1f4/062217_Video_Should_I_Get_My_Child_Evaluated_A_Mom_and_Experts_Advice.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-should-i-get-my-child-evaluated-a-mom-and-experts-advice
lang: en
---

# Video: Should I get my child evaluated? Advice from a mom (and expert)

Lots of families feel nervous about the idea of an [evaluation](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/understanding-evaluations). If you’re thinking about getting your child evaluated, hear from Ellen Braaten, PhD. She’s a pediatric neuropsychologist. She’s also a mom.

Braaten talks about the [benefits of evaluations](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/the-benefits-of-getting-your-child-evaluated). She shares her experiences of evaluating kids. And she explains how she felt about having her son evaluated when he was in first grade.

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