Chapter 63: School Neuropsychology Conceptual Model

Miller (2007, 2010) introduced the school neuropsychological conceptual model (SNP model) as a way of organizing school-age, cross-battery assessment data based upon the underlying principle neuropsychological constructs being measured. The purposes of the SNP model are: (a) to facilitate clinical interpretation by providing an organizational framework for the assessment data; (b) to strengthen the linkage between assessment and evidence-based interventions; and (c) to provide a common frame of reference for evaluating the effects of neurodevelopmental disorders on neurocognitive processes. The complete SNP model includes the integration of academic achievement and social-emotional functioning with the major neuropsychological assessment components (see Miller, 2007, 2010; Miller & Maricle, 2012); however, the focus of this narrative will only be on the neurocognitive portions.