Perhaps your son has been flagged at school for not following the group, or perhaps you are the grown adult who has finally stopped and asked why socializing leaves you so wrung out. Autism Evaluations in Greenfield, WI are here for exactly that question, across children, teens, and adults. You can start without a referral of any kind.
Every Greenfield evaluation is anchored by a first look at cognitive, adaptive, and executive functioning, the foundation the rest of the work is built on. That foundation then gives way to an assessment shaped by your particular worry, guided start to finish by one licensed psychologist rather than a rotating team. Gold standard instruments including the ADOS-2 do the heavy lifting, and screening for frequently overlooked partners like ADHD and anxiety is part of the plan, not an afterthought.
Watch for a child who repeats the same routines with fierce attachment, flaps their hands when excited or upset, or eats only a short list of familiar foods. Delayed or uneven speech, thin eye contact, and outsized distress over a small change to the day are common threads worth paying attention to.
For teenagers, the picture often shifts to exhaustion and pulling away, sensory overload in loud and crowded hallways, and missing the nonverbal cues classmates trade automatically. Deep, specialized interests, a strong need for predictability, and struggles with organizing and finishing tasks tend to become more visible.
It is never too late to understand yourself this way. Years of masking, a lifelong feeling of standing slightly apart, sensory sensitivities, and quirks from childhood that suddenly make sense can all point here. Women and people assigned female at birth are frequently missed or misdiagnosed, sometimes for decades, which our adult evaluation takes seriously.
The first hour is a relaxed but thorough interview. With a child, a parent or caregiver traces development from early milestones to how things look now at home and in the classroom; with an adult, you tell us about the patterns that brought you in. That history tells us which autism specific tools will show the clearest picture.
There is no one size battery here. Your psychologist chooses measures fitted to your age and how autism is presenting, with in person testing that typically lands between two and six hours across one or two days. We often send questionnaires to teachers and family to capture behavior in different environments, and we routinely include screeners for ADHD and executive function.
Scores, direct observation, and questionnaire responses are woven into a single, detailed diagnostic report. Should a co occurring issue emerge during the process, from sensory processing to anxiety to an attention difference, it is documented and addressed so the picture you leave with is complete.
About two to three weeks after testing wraps, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis in plain language and offers recommendations tailored to you: approaches for home and school, therapy and accommodation resources, and the specific next steps that fit your circumstances.
It is not. You do not need anyone’s referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Book directly with us, and if you would like us to coordinate with your pediatrician or another provider, we will, but only at your request.
Expect a cognitive, adaptive, and executive baseline, autism testing with gold standard tools including the ADOS-2, a clinical interview, caregiver questionnaires when they add value, and screening for co occurring conditions. A single psychologist stays with the case through the feedback session.
Signs can be assessed as early as roughly 18 to 24 months, though the best timing hinges on your specific concerns. We also work with teens and adults, so evaluation is available at any stage of life.
It genuinely depends on the individual. Most evaluations move from an initial interview into one or more testing sessions, set to your child’s or your own pace, and we do not commit to a fixed number of sessions up front.
A clear, plain-language report plus a feedback session laying out recommendations built for you, which can include therapy referrals, school accommodations, and everyday strategies for the home.
Reach us at (414) 387-2100. We will listen to what is going on and find a time that works, with no referral needed to get on the schedule.
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