Nicholas S. Thaler, Ph.D. ABPP-CN
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Dr. Thaler is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with extensive experience working with youth and adults. He specializes in assessing patients with learning disabilities, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury and has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers on neuropsychological conditions. He maintains a faculty position at the UCLA Neuropsychology training program and is a past president of the Asian Neuropsychological Association.
Nicholas Thaler, Ph.D. ABPP-CN is a Santa Monica native and a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. He serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior where he supervises graduate students, interns, and post-doctoral fellows with outpatient neuropsychological assessments. He also maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, where he has conducted neuropsychological evaluations across the lifespan. He has published over 50 papers examining the cognitive and psychiatric sequelae of a number of clinical conditions including learning disabilities, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, and bipolar disorder. He has worked at children’s hospitals, academic medical centers, child community centers, private practices, and a Veteran’s Affairs hospital. He specializes in assessing learning disabilities, ADHD, and cognitive dysfunction secondary to medical injuries. Dr. Thaler has been recognized with a number of accolades, including the Tony Wong Diversity Award, the Nevada Regent’s Scholar Award, the UNLV President’s Scholarship, and a UCLA Center for AIDS Research seed grant. He is a past president of the Asian Neuropsychological Association
Dr. Thaler has over 50 peer-reviewed publications concerning neuropsychological methods, with a focus on pediatric traumatic brain injury. He also publishes on cultural and cross-cultural assessments. His full CV link is here.has
Services
Clinical neuropsychology is an evidenced-based practice that examines brain-behavior relationships in individuals. A typical examination takes 6-10 hours over 1-2 days and includes extensive testing of brain functions along with a clinical interview with the patient and one or more collaterals when indicated. Common referral questions in a neuropsychological evaluation include:
Learning Disabilities
reading, writing, mathematics, social communication
Attentional Problems and ADHD
Forensic Evaluations
Dr. Thaler offers expert witness services for both civil and workers’ compensation cases. He has worked with plaintiff and defense attorneys and has testified in court and at arbitrations. Further information about his services for civil litigation can be seen at www.neuroscienceassociatesinc.com. For inquiries about forensic cases, please call (310)855-1265
Emotional and Psychiatric Disturbances
Gifted Intellectual Functioning
Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Diseases
e.g. stroke, tumor, brain injury
Dementia and Other Cognitive Difficulties
in Late Life
FAA Evaluations (CogScreen certified)
The Parents Guide to Neuropsychology
The decision to have your child tested is not always an easy one. Neuropsychological evaluations cost time and money and can be intimidating, particularly if you are unfamiliar with the process. This book provides an in-depth overview of the entire process with the aim of educating you, the parent, on what you and your child will experience. Dr. Thaler taps into the latest research in pediatric neuropsychology and neuroscience to provide a digestible and straightforward explanation of the field. Vignettes are used to highlight individual experiences that bring life to the assessments. This book will answer your questions, whether you are considering having your child undergo a neuropsychological evaluation or you have just completed one and seek more information about the implications of findings.
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