Maybe your child has learned to disappear whenever writing starts, or maybe you have spent years choosing tasks that keep a pen out of your hands. When avoiding writing becomes a strategy, Dysgraphia Testing in Stoughton, WI can uncover what is driving it. You do not need a referral to begin.
We open every evaluation with a picture of your cognitive and executive function, the baseline that puts everything else in context, then focus tightly on the mechanics and expression of writing. The same licensed psychologist guides you from the first conversation to the last, while an in house learning disability specialist carries out the writing specific testing. Children, teens, and adults are all welcome, and we screen throughout for the conditions that commonly sit alongside dysgraphia.
Writing that takes far longer than it should, letters formed a little differently each time, and words with almost no space between them. You may notice a white knuckle grip, trouble keeping up when copying from the board, and finished work that badly undersells what your child understands.
Assignments put off until the last possible moment, essays that lose their thread despite good thinking, and notes that are illegible by the next day. A lot of teens quietly trade depth for speed because getting ideas onto paper is simply exhausting.
Meetings where note taking falls behind, reports that are a chore to structure, and a heavy dependence on dictation or reusable templates. Handwriting wears you out quickly, and over time you may have steered your work life away from anything writing heavy.
Your evaluation starts with roughly an hour of focused conversation about how writing and fine motor skills have developed for you, from earliest handwriting to the difficulties you notice now. This history points us toward the assessments most likely to identify what is really going on.
Next comes a tailored battery that blends cognitive and executive function testing with targeted writing and fine motor evaluations delivered by our in house learning disability specialist. Testing runs about 2 to 6 hours across one or two days, and we send questionnaires to you and to teachers or others in your learning or work environment.
Findings from both clinicians come together in a single, detailed report that documents cognitive ability, fine motor skills, handwriting, spelling, written expression, and any co occurring conditions, whether that is ADHD or another learning difference.
About two to three weeks after testing you come back for a feedback session. We go through the diagnosis in plain language and give you individualized recommendations, from writing intervention and academic accommodations to assistive technology and practical next steps.
No. You never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Contact us directly whenever you are ready, and we will coordinate with a school or another provider only at your request.
Because writing disorders call for specialized tools. The psychologist covers the cognitive and executive baseline and the wider clinical picture, and our in house learning disability specialist runs the writing specific portion. Both are present at the feedback session, so the account you receive is complete.
No. Dysgraphia is about how the brain produces written language, and it can appear in spelling, spacing, organization, and the sheer effort of writing as much as in messy letters. A formal evaluation separates a true disability from simple inexperience and locates where the process actually stalls.
Yes. Our evaluations cover children, teens, and adults, and many adults come in after a long stretch of working around writing. We shape the process around your current life and the settings where writing carries the most weight for you.
Yes. It lays out clear findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and workplaces can use, such as extended time, a scribe or keyboard, assistive technology, and lighter handwriting demands where appropriate.
Give our Madison office a call at (608) 396 4830. We will listen to what is worrying you and schedule a time that fits, with no referral required and no reason too small to call about.
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