Maybe you have been called scattered for as long as you can remember and are starting to wonder if there was a reason underneath. Maybe your teen is capable but cannot hand anything in on time. An ADHD evaluation in Wauwatosa moves you from suspicion to something solid. No referral is needed to start, and you are welcome to contact Core Spring Diagnostics whenever you are ready.
The evaluation begins where a good one should, with a baseline of cognitive and executive function that shows how your attention, memory, and self management actually work. On top of that foundation we layer the ADHD specific measures your history points to, all under a single licensed psychologist who does not pass you along to anyone else. Because attention difficulties rarely travel alone, we also screen for anxiety, learning differences, and mood, the usual look alikes, so the conclusion holds up.
In a child this can show up as attention that slips away mid task, instructions that seem to evaporate halfway through, and a body that will not settle. You may see interrupting and blurting, a knack for losing belongings, and homework sessions that dissolve into frustration for everyone at the table.
A teen with ADHD often has real ability that never makes it onto the page. Assignments pile up unfinished, organization falls apart, careless mistakes cost real points, and their sense of time runs on its own clock. Emotions can run hot, and grades tend to undersell how much they know.
In adulthood the signals often read as an engine that will not idle, real trouble committing to anything without a deadline, and a habit of running behind. Impulsive moves, abandoned tasks, and the weary sense of fighting for ground others gain freely all belong to the story. Many adults, women and people assigned female at birth in particular, go unnoticed for years after learning early to mask the gaps.
We start with a relaxed, roughly hour long clinical interview so your psychologist can understand the full arc of your story, from childhood right up to the way your days run now. The patterns and pressures that emerge here decide which ADHD specific assessments will actually earn their place in your evaluation.
Guided by that interview, your psychologist chooses a battery tailored to what you described. Expect roughly 2 to 6 hours of in person testing over one to two days. You will take home questionnaires too, and the people who know your day to day, whether a partner, parent, or teacher, can fill out their own to round out the picture of your focus and follow through.
Every piece, the scores, the in room observations, and the questionnaire responses, is woven into one detailed report. Should anything additional come to light during testing, such as depression or another cooccurring concern, it is documented rather than set aside, so the report reflects the whole story.
About two to three weeks after testing you return for feedback. This is where the findings are explained in plain terms and paired with recommendations shaped to your life: concrete strategies, referrals for therapy or coaching, medication guidance if it is relevant, and a clear path forward that fits your specific situation.
You do not. Core Spring Diagnostics never requires a referral. Reach out to us directly, for whatever reason brought you here, and we will take it from there.
No. A complete evaluation weaves together a clinical interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, ADHD specific measures, rating scales, and screening for the conditions that can pass for ADHD. The result is a full, honest picture rather than a single form.
Absolutely. We see adults alongside children and teens. A great many adults come in after a lifetime of getting by, often at the point when responsibilities finally outpace the systems they quietly built to cope.
We screen for anxiety, depression, learning differences, and executive function challenges, because these so often overlap with or masquerade as ADHD and change what treatment will actually move the needle.
The easiest way is to call (414) 387 2100 or reach out through our website. We will listen to what is going on, answer anything you are unsure about, and find a time that fits.
You receive a plain language report and a feedback session built around individualized recommendations, from workplace or school accommodations to everyday strategies you can begin using immediately.
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