You have probably known for a while that something is not adding up, and you are tired of getting one piece of the answer instead of the whole thing. A comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation at Core Spring brings all of our assessments together into one, so a child, teen, or adult in Waukesha can finally understand what is really going on. We look at the full behavioral and emotional picture, autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood, behavior, and learning.
Every evaluation starts with a foundational baseline, then builds an in-depth understanding of how you are functioning across autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, mood, behavior, and learning. We also screen for the concerns that travel together and look at how emotional factors shape daily life. From the first conversation through testing and a feedback session, one psychologist owns every step, with no handoffs to other providers along the way.From the first clinical interview through testing and a feedback session, one psychologist owns every step, with no handoffs to other providers along the way.
Big feelings that are hard to manage, meltdowns that seem out of proportion, sensory sensitivities, trouble making or keeping friends, delayed speech, or schoolwork that does not match how hard they try.
Worn out by being around people, anxiety that shows up in unexpected places, shutting down or acting out, slipping grades, missing social cues, or sensory overwhelm at school. It can look like motivation, but you sense it is something more.
Years of working twice as hard just to keep up, a constant sense of masking, moods that swing further than they should, relationships that feel harder than they look for everyone else, or anxiety and low spells that never fully responded to treatment.
Your evaluation begins with a one-hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a complete history, from developmental milestones and childhood experiences through your current cognitive, emotional, and daily functioning. This broad conversation is essential because a neuropsychological evaluation looks at the full picture, and your psychologist uses this information to build a customized testing plan.
Your psychologist selects a comprehensive battery spanning cognitive function, executive function, memory, attention, emotional functioning, and adaptive skills. Testing involves 2 to 6 hours of in-person evaluation over one to two days. For concerns that include learning differences, an in-house learning disability specialist provides additional targeted assessments. You are also sent home with questionnaires, and individuals closely involved in your life can complete their own to provide additional clinical context.
All testing data from every domain (cognitive, emotional, academic, adaptive) are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. This is the most thorough evaluation Core Spring offers, designed to identify the full range of conditions that may be present, whether that is ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, mood disorders, trauma-related conditions, or a combination.
Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through every finding and provides individualized recommendations across all identified areas: therapy options, academic or workplace accommodations, lifestyle strategies, and a clear roadmap for next steps.
Every evaluation at Core Spring is managed by a single licensed psychologist from intake through feedback, with no handoffs to technicians or other clinicians. The testing uses gold-standard tools across learning, attention, emotional, and behavioral areas, and screening for co-occurring concerns is built in rather than offered as an add-on. The result is a thorough, integrated report that reflects real clinical depth and individualized analysis, not a standardized template.
Testing sessions are structured but paced with the individual in mind. They include a variety of tasks, some verbal, some visual, some timed, and some that take sustained effort, with breaks built in throughout. For children, sessions are often shorter and more frequent. For adults, longer sessions with focused breaks are more common. Your psychologist watches for fatigue and adjusts timing so the results are reliable.
Yes, this is one of the most valuable questions an evaluation can answer. Concerns that show up during depression or anxiety often look different from a learning difference or a developmental condition. By looking at how you are functioning alongside mood, your psychologist can tell whether focus or memory struggles are driven by mood or reflect a separate pattern.
Recommendations come directly from the findings. Your psychologist reviews the full picture of strengths and challenges, the diagnostic conclusions, and your personal context before writing them. They are not pulled from a generic template. Each recommendation is tied to a specific finding and built to be usable in the real settings where you live, work, or learn.
Our evaluation focuses on the behavioral and emotional side of how someone is functioning rather than on injury or medical causes. If a brain injury is the main concern, a neurologist or a rehabilitation-focused specialist is usually the better fit, and our intake team is glad to point you in the right direction. If there are behavioral, emotional, or learning concerns alongside it, we are happy to talk through whether our evaluation would help.
Call Core Spring at (414) 387-2100 or send a consultation request through the website. Our intake team will learn about your concerns and guide you through the options.
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