Navigating Academic Accommodations and Considerations for Neuropsychological Assessment

Drew Coman, PhD

Dr. Coman is the Director of Child and Adolescent Psychology & Neuropsychology in the Psychosis Clinical & Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.  He received his undergraduate degree with Departmental Honors at the University of Miami (UM) and also completed his graduate studies there in Child Clinical Psychology.  He concluded his training with a pre-doctoral internship/residency and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (MGH/HMS).  He has been a faculty at MGH/HMS since 2014.  His work has been published in some of the nation’s top psychology journals, such as the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.  Dr. Coman has also presented his work at conferences both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Coman conducts comprehensive neuropsychological and educational evaluations for children, adolescents, transition-aged youth, and young adults (i.e., around ages 2 to 28 years) for various learning, socio-emotional, and behavioral difficulties.  He also provides school observations as well as educational and psychiatric consultations in addition to evidenced-based therapeutic treatments-which informs his recommendations in assessments as well as his consultation reports.  He has trained and worked within an array of outpatient clinical settings serving multicultural families employing each of these services.