Maybe your child understands the assignment perfectly and still stares at a blank page for an hour, or maybe you are the capable adult whose to do list keeps outrunning you no matter how early you start. An Executive Function Evaluation in Elkhorn, WI looks at why starting, organizing, and finishing break down, and gives you real answers. No referral is needed to begin.
Each evaluation opens with a baseline of cognitive and executive function, and from there it is shaped around the concern that brought you in. A single licensed psychologist stays with the whole process, from the first conversation to the final feedback session. Because struggles with planning and follow through so often sit on top of something else, we also screen for ADHD, anxiety, and learning differences rather than stopping at the surface.
You might notice a child who cannot seem to follow a two or three step direction, who loses finished homework somewhere between the desk and the backpack, and who melts down when the plan suddenly changes. Small tasks can stretch into long, tearful ordeals.
A teen may put off everything until the last possible moment, miss deadlines that matter, and live out of a chaotic backpack and cluttered phone. The ability is clearly there, but the grades and the time management do not reflect it.
For adults it can look like a desk buried in half finished projects, appointments that slip, and a constant low hum of being behind. Many describe working twice as hard as everyone around them just to keep ordinary life from unraveling.
We start with an hour long conversation where your psychologist gathers your history, from early development and school years through the concerns you are living with now. This is where we clarify what the testing is meant to answer and decide which measures will tell us the most.
Your psychologist builds a battery tailored to your questions, typically 2 to 6 hours of in person work spread across one or two days. Depending on what surfaces, we may fold in measures of processing speed, memory, or attention, and send questionnaires home for added perspective.
Every score, observation, and questionnaire is woven into a detailed report covering cognitive strengths, processing patterns, and any areas that stand out. If ADHD, anxiety, or a learning difference emerges along the way, those findings are documented too.
Usually two to three weeks later, you come back for a feedback session where your psychologist walks you through everything in plain terms. You leave with individualized recommendations, from accommodations to daily strategies, built around your goals.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can reach out on your own, for any reason at all, and we will only coordinate with your other providers if that is something you want.
The two overlap a great deal. Executive function challenges are at the heart of ADHD, so the evaluation examines attention, planning, working memory, and self regulation closely, and it screens for ADHD along with the anxiety and learning differences that can mimic it.
It looks at the underlying skills behind planning, starting, organizing, remembering, and following through, set against a baseline of cognitive and executive function, and then ties those results back to what you notice in real life.
Yes. We see children, teens, and adults. A lot of adults find us after years of quietly compensating, usually when the demands of work or family finally outgrow the workarounds they built.
A report written in everyday language and a feedback session full of practical, individualized recommendations: structures, tools, possible accommodations, and clear next steps that fit how your mind actually works.
Just call us at (414) 387-2100. We are glad to answer your questions, talk through what the process looks like, and find a time that works, with no referral needed to get started.
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