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Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer

Neurocognitive Testing · About this organization

What you get

A licensed psychologist tests your child's memory, attention, learning and school skills for free, then walks you through the results and next steps.

How to start

Fill in the Request Services form on the foundation's Get Support page. Staff call you for a consultation, then an orientation and a family plan.

Good to know

  • They don't say where testing takes place, so ask when you call.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

The Austin Hatcher Foundation offers free, non-invasive neurocognitive testing led by a licensed psychologist, covering cognitive abilities, attention and memory, problem-solving, language, visual-spatial and academic skills, and social-emotional functioning. The psychologist reviews results with caregivers and the team turns them into accommodations, therapies and goals. The page names children treated with chemoradiation and patients or siblings who have fallen behind as the main groups. Where testing takes place is not printed.

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What help you may get

School And Learning

Neuropsychological testing that guides school support

A licensed psychologist tests cognitive, attention, memory, language and academic skills and explains the results, which guide school accommodations and academic advocacy.

Noncash help · As Needed

Can cover

  • cognitive and IQ testing
  • attention and memory
  • academic skills
  • results review with caregivers
  • Free.

Scholarships And Survivorship

Testing for late effects on learning and memory

Testing helps tell a temporary setback from a lasting cognitive change after treatment, so support can be put in place.

Noncash help · As Needed

Can cover

  • neurocognitive evaluation
  • Free.

Why this may help

Scholarships And Survivorship: Testing can catch learning and memory changes that show up after treatment.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The foundation serves pediatric cancer patients and their families, which includes a child with B-ALL.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • No age limit is printed on the pages read.

Treatment status

Active Treatment, Post Treatment, Survivorship

  • All services are free, regardless of income or insurance.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

  • No service area is printed for neurocognitive testing. The FAQ says some services are limited by geography due to licensure; the foundation's center is in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Where your child is treated

No treatment-location restriction is published.

How to get started

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Caregiver, Healthcare Team

  1. Send your details through Request Services on the Get Support page.
  2. Staff hold a consultation, then a short intake to confirm eligibility.
  3. Attend orientation and agree an Individualized Family Plan.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedSep 29, 2026
  • Services page read 2026-09-29 describes testing as a current service.
  • Requests are taken year-round.

Limitations and things to confirm

No additional limitations are published.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program