Dr. Sanam Hafiz

So it's a really well-structured and it's complex, but a simple process. We start with a very detailed initial assessment that allows me to interview. And if we're going to talk about children, then I interview the parents. I interview the child. I observe. I get the teachers involved. And so we kind of develop a profile, a background.

You know, children are, they don't exist and they're not an island. They don't exist in isolation. They're an eco, they're part of a big ecosystem that involves, you know, who lives at home, their family history, genetics, the teachers, the school, the kind of services they get.

You know, children are, they don't exist and they're not an island. They don't exist in isolation. They're an eco, they're part of a big ecosystem that involves, you know, who lives at home, their family history, genetics, the teachers, the school, the kind of services they get.

You know, children are, they don't exist and they're not an island. They don't exist in isolation. They're an eco, they're part of a big ecosystem that involves, you know, who lives at home, their family history, genetics, the teachers, the school, the kind of services they get.

And so to do an evaluation without taking all of those factors into account would be such a disservice, as you can understand, right? And so I call my initial assessment a probe. I'm probing, I'm digging, I'm asking questions as in, so who goes grocery shopping in your home? And you'd be amazed at what a lot of simplistic questions can bring up about a family. I ask, has anyone been diagnosed?

And so to do an evaluation without taking all of those factors into account would be such a disservice, as you can understand, right? And so I call my initial assessment a probe. I'm probing, I'm digging, I'm asking questions as in, so who goes grocery shopping in your home? And you'd be amazed at what a lot of simplistic questions can bring up about a family. I ask, has anyone been diagnosed?

And so to do an evaluation without taking all of those factors into account would be such a disservice, as you can understand, right? And so I call my initial assessment a probe. I'm probing, I'm digging, I'm asking questions as in, so who goes grocery shopping in your home? And you'd be amazed at what a lot of simplistic questions can bring up about a family. I ask, has anyone been diagnosed?

And a lot of times the answer is like, no. You know, back in the day, no one ever went to a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Or, you know, my culture has been very sort of suspicious or mistrusting of mental health. So we don't have a lot of that. But I dig and I find out that there are often people

And a lot of times the answer is like, no. You know, back in the day, no one ever went to a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Or, you know, my culture has been very sort of suspicious or mistrusting of mental health. So we don't have a lot of that. But I dig and I find out that there are often people

And a lot of times the answer is like, no. You know, back in the day, no one ever went to a psychologist or a psychiatrist. Or, you know, my culture has been very sort of suspicious or mistrusting of mental health. So we don't have a lot of that. But I dig and I find out that there are often people

Family members, relatives, people they've never met where there was a fair history or at least a narrative that there was something going on with them, mental health wise. So I try to show families that, look, you may have a grandparent that you've never met, but their DNA has met you, right? Their genes have somehow made it down to you and into your child.

Family members, relatives, people they've never met where there was a fair history or at least a narrative that there was something going on with them, mental health wise. So I try to show families that, look, you may have a grandparent that you've never met, but their DNA has met you, right? Their genes have somehow made it down to you and into your child.

Family members, relatives, people they've never met where there was a fair history or at least a narrative that there was something going on with them, mental health wise. So I try to show families that, look, you may have a grandparent that you've never met, but their DNA has met you, right? Their genes have somehow made it down to you and into your child.

And it really does open up a lot of dialogue with families that have never considered that. So that's one aspect of it. Then I basically take all that data that I've gathered, a lot of the quantitative data that I've gathered, and I go back to my team and we design what we call a testing battery.

And it really does open up a lot of dialogue with families that have never considered that. So that's one aspect of it. Then I basically take all that data that I've gathered, a lot of the quantitative data that I've gathered, and I go back to my team and we design what we call a testing battery.

And it really does open up a lot of dialogue with families that have never considered that. So that's one aspect of it. Then I basically take all that data that I've gathered, a lot of the quantitative data that I've gathered, and I go back to my team and we design what we call a testing battery.

So in my center, because what we primarily do is diagnostics, we have standardized measures that test for everything from your IQ to your academic functioning to your neurological and psychiatric functioning. And we designed a battery of tests, a set of tests based on what the patient might have come looking for, but also what that initial assessment evoked or brought up.

So in my center, because what we primarily do is diagnostics, we have standardized measures that test for everything from your IQ to your academic functioning to your neurological and psychiatric functioning. And we designed a battery of tests, a set of tests based on what the patient might have come looking for, but also what that initial assessment evoked or brought up.

So in my center, because what we primarily do is diagnostics, we have standardized measures that test for everything from your IQ to your academic functioning to your neurological and psychiatric functioning. And we designed a battery of tests, a set of tests based on what the patient might have come looking for, but also what that initial assessment evoked or brought up.

And I say, well, I also want to look at this, this and this. And so when we set out to test, we're looking at all facets of a child's functioning or an individual's functioning. If you were to come to my office, we would use the same exact paradigm, if you will, on you.