Examples of commonly-used tests with hearing impaired and deaf persons are presented in Table
The neuropsychologist, however, must be aware of several critical issues when choosing tests.
First, cognitive measures that are heavily loaded for verbal skills are not appropriate measures for deaf individuals.
For example, the Wechsler verbal scales are problematic because, even with interpretation, they depend on both knowledge of English and a knowledge base that has often been diminished due to problems with access.