Maybe your daughter is clearly bright, yet her backpack is a landslide of half finished worksheets. Maybe you have spent years hearing about your potential while deadlines quietly slip past. ADHD Evaluations in Monona, WI look hard at that gap between what a person can do and what actually gets done. No referral is needed to begin.
Every evaluation opens with a baseline measure of cognitive and executive function, the mental machinery behind planning, focus, and follow through, then layers in ADHD specific tools chosen for the person in the room. One licensed psychologist carries the case from the first conversation to the final feedback session. Because anxiety, mood struggles, and learning differences can wear an ADHD disguise, we screen for those too.
A child with ADHD may drift off mid instruction, forget the assignment that was in their hand a minute ago, or turn into a bundle of motion the second sitting still is required. Homework becomes a nightly standoff, and small tasks stretch far longer than they should.
For teens, the tell is often the mismatch between a sharp mind and a stack of missed deadlines. Papers get started at midnight, careless errors pile up on tests they understood, and the planner sits empty while grades quietly slide below what the student is truly capable of.
Adults often describe a low hum of restlessness, a knack for urgent fires but paralysis on anything that can wait, and a pattern of running late no matter the intention. Underneath is the tiredness of working twice as hard as peers just to stay even.
We start with roughly an hour of conversation. Your psychologist walks through your story, from childhood habits to the demands of your current week, listening for the specific threads that will point testing in the right direction. This is where we decide which ADHD measures actually fit your situation.
From that interview, your psychologist assembles a battery aimed at your particular concerns. In person testing typically runs 2 to 6 hours across one to two days, and you head home with questionnaires. People who see you daily, such as a parent, teacher, or partner, can complete their own forms to round out the picture of your focus and follow through.
Scores, observations, and questionnaire responses are woven into one detailed diagnostic report. If something unexpected shows up along the way, such as depression or another co occurring condition, it goes into the report rather than getting quietly set aside.
About two to three weeks later you come back for the results. Your psychologist explains the diagnosis in plain terms and hands you individualized recommendations: strategies for home, school, or work, referrals for coaching or therapy, guidance on medication where relevant, and clear next steps.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You are welcome to contact us directly, for any reason and at any point.
A quiz gives you a hunch. A full evaluation gives you a clinical interview, a cognitive and executive function baseline, ADHD specific measures, rating scales, and a screen for look alike conditions, so the outcome is a genuine picture rather than a yes or no score.
Adults absolutely can. We assess children, teens, and adults, and many adults come in after years of quiet compensating, usually once life’s demands finally outgrow the workarounds.
We look for anxiety, depression, learning differences, and executive function difficulties, since these so often travel alongside ADHD or imitate it and change what will genuinely help.
A written report in plain language and a feedback session built around individualized recommendations, from school or workplace accommodations to practical day to day strategies you can put to use immediately.
Call our Madison office at (608) 396 4830 and we will walk you through scheduling and answer any questions before your first visit.
"*" indicates required fields
"*" indicates required fields
Thank you for sending us your information. We’ve received your details and will be in touch soon.
