Lexington, Kentucky
Find out how your child's mind works
Flint is a one-psychologist practice. Dr. Paschal tests children who learn fast, feel things deeply, or both, and explains the results to you in person before anything goes to a school.
Who it's for
Bright children, and the adults trying to understand them
Learns fast
Reads early, asks questions the adults can't answer, and is bored by the pace of class. Testing shows how your child reasons, remembers and works through a problem.
Gifted, with a question
Strong ability, and something that gets in the way: focus, handwriting, reading, noise, big feelings. Testing looks at the strengths and the question together, because each can hide the other.
Two adults, two views
One teacher sees a bright child; another sees a child who won't finish. A full evaluation can describe both.
What Flint doesn't do
Therapy, custody or court evaluations, and evaluations for disability benefits. Dr. Paschal tells you when a question belongs elsewhere and suggests where to ask.
How Dr. Paschal works
You come first, then your child
Every evaluation starts with a conversation with the parents, without the child. Testing comes only after Dr. Paschal knows what you are wondering.
A parent interview before any testing
Short testing visits, with breaks, at a child-sized table
A report that opens with what your child does well
A feedback visit before any paper leaves the office
Evaluations
What Dr. Paschal offers
Each evaluation is built from your child's questions. These are the four families ask about most.
Gifted evaluation
A look at reasoning, memory, speed and school skills, for a child who learns fast and a family or school that wants to know how.
Gifted evaluationTwice-exceptional evaluation
For a child with high ability and a question about attention, learning or sensory load. Both are studied together.
Twice-exceptional evaluationSchool letters
A one-page letter for your child's school, written only when you ask, after you have heard the results.
School lettersHow testing works
The interview, the testing visits, the report and the feedback visit, step by step.
How testing works
Your psychologist
Dr. Solomon Paschal
Licensed psychologist. Dr. Paschal sees every family himself, from the first interview to the feedback visit, and writes every report.
He tests children and teenagers, and he explains it to them in words they can use. Parents get the whole picture, with time to ask.
Licensed in Kentucky
Tests children from kindergarten through high school
Feedback visits in person, or by video for families in Kentucky
How it works
From first call to feedback
Six steps, and you hear the results in person before anyone else does.
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Step 1: You write to us
Use the form or call. Dr. Paschal replies himself and tells you whether Flint is the right place for your question.
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Step 2: A parent interview
You come without your child and talk through your child's history and your questions.
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Step 3: Testing visits
Your child comes for short visits, with breaks. Dr. Paschal sets the pace by watching your child, not the clock.
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Step 4: Scoring and the report
Dr. Paschal scores everything and writes the report himself, strengths first.
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Step 5: The feedback visit
You hear the results first, with room for questions.
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Step 6: A school letter, if you ask
Only after the feedback visit, only in writing, and only to the person you name.
School letters
What a school letter says, and what it doesn't
Your report belongs to your family. A letter goes to your child's school only when you ask for it, in writing.
| In the letter | Never in it | |
|---|---|---|
| Strengths | In the letterWhat your child does well, in plain words | Never in itA label or a score with no context |
| Scores | In the letterThe ranges the school asked about, with your approval | Never in itTest questions or materials, which stay confidential |
| A diagnosis | In the letterOnly one the report gives, and only if you choose to share it | Never in itAnything you haven't read first |
| Placement | In the letterSupports a school can consider, such as pace, depth and choice | Never in itA promise that your child will qualify for a program |
| Who gets it | In the letterThe person you name, after you sign a release | Never in itAnyone else, including by email without your release |
| When | In the letterAfter the feedback visit, once you have heard it all | Never in itBefore you have seen the report |
How fees work
Testing is one fee for the whole evaluation, and you have it in writing before you start.
Insurance we work with
Flint is out of network with insurance plans. Many plans do not pay for testing done to answer a school question, and a plan that covers testing for a medical question sets its own rules. Ask your plan before you book, and ask us anything.
Out of network with every plan
Not enrolled with Medicaid
If you pay yourself
The fee covers the whole evaluation: the parent interview, the testing visits, scoring, the report and the feedback visit. What sets it is your child's questions and age, because a focused evaluation takes fewer visits than a full one. A limited number of reduced-fee evaluations are held each season, so ask when you write. Your fee is given in writing before you start, and a health savings or flexible spending card works where your plan allows it.
Receipts for reimbursement
On request we give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) that you can send to your plan to ask for reimbursement. It carries a diagnosis code if the report gives one, and your plan sees it. Your plan decides what it pays; reimbursement is not guaranteed.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of the cost of your care before you start. We give you one in writing. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
cms.gov/nosurprisesChecking your benefits
If you want to ask your plan about reimbursement, we tell you which codes to ask about before you book. Dr. Paschal does not call your plan for you, and nothing is billed to it.
What the first visit includes
A parent interview of about an hour, without your child. It covers your child's history and your questions, and it ends with a plan for testing and the written estimate.
Questions
What parents ask first
What happens in the first session?
A parent interview of about an hour, without your child. You talk through your child's history and your questions, and you leave with a plan for testing and a written estimate.
How long does an evaluation take?
A parent interview, then testing visits sized to your child's age and stamina, then a feedback visit. Dr. Paschal sets the plan after the interview and gives you the schedule in writing.
Do you take my insurance?
Flint is out of network with insurance plans, and many plans do not pay for testing done to answer a school question. We can give you an itemized receipt (a superbill) to send to your plan. Your plan decides what it pays, and reimbursement is not guaranteed.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written estimate of the cost before you start. If a bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract. We give you one at the end of the parent interview.
Will the school accept the report?
Schools decide for themselves what they accept and which programs they offer. The report describes your child; a school letter says what the school asked about, once you ask for it.
What do I do in a crisis?
Call or text 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, any time. In an emergency, call 911. Flint is not a crisis service, and this site and our messages are not monitored around the clock.
Request a parent interview
Start with a conversation, without your child
Tell us how to reach you and when. Dr. Paschal replies himself, within two business days, and says whether Flint fits your question.
- Monday – FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday and SundayToday
- Closed
Testing visits are by appointment, mostly in the morning.