Maybe you have spent years trapped in loops of checking, counting, or intrusive thoughts you would never act on, or maybe your teen keeps seeking a reassurance no amount of answering satisfies. When those loops swallow whole afternoons, you deserve more than white knuckling through. OCD testing in Stoughton, WI with Core Spring Diagnostics is an in depth, individualized evaluation, and no referral is needed to begin.
We begin every evaluation from a baseline of cognitive and executive function, then build outward around the particular obsessions and compulsions that brought you in, with a single licensed psychologist carrying the process from the opening conversation to the feedback session. Structured, OCD specific tools do the measuring, and we screen for the frequent companions of OCD, including anxiety, depression, tics, and ADHD.
Watch for tasks that have to be repeated until they feel exactly right, washing driven by a fear of germs, and repeated requests for reassurance. Interrupting a familiar routine can spark genuine upset, and objects may need to be lined up or arranged before your child can settle.
Rituals stretch long enough to cut into sleep and schoolwork, and intrusive thoughts arrive uninvited and unsettling. You may see silent counting or mental reviewing, steady avoidance of anything that triggers the urge, and a wall of secrecy around habits they feel they cannot control.
Intrusive thoughts persist despite your best efforts, alongside checking, washing, counting, or a need for symmetry and the sense that things are just right. Quiet mental rituals and avoidance take hold, and long stretches of the day vanish into routines you know are excessive but cannot easily set down.
The evaluation begins with a clinical interview, roughly an hour in which your psychologist collects the full history of the obsessions and compulsions: how they began, the way they have evolved, and the time and distress they cost. For a child or teen, we invite caregiver and teacher observations so home and school both inform the record.
Your psychologist then tailors a personalized battery, setting a cognitive and executive function baseline alongside structured OCD specific and emotional measures. Expect about 2 to 6 hours of in person testing spread over one to two days, plus take home questionnaires and, for kids and teens, forms for the caregivers and teachers who witness the patterns.
The testing results and clinical notes then come together in a comprehensive written report. It details the obsessions and compulsions involved, how severe the OCD is, and any co occurring conditions that emerged, from anxiety and depression to tics or ADHD.
Around two to three weeks on, you return for the feedback session. Your psychologist explains the findings in full and lays out individualized recommendations, among them exposure and response prevention (ERP), accommodations for school or the workplace, and practical next steps for your situation.
No, it is not. Core Spring Diagnostics never asks for a referral, so you can contact us yourself, for any reason, and we bring in your other providers only if that is what you want.
It involves a clinical interview and history, a cognitive and executive function baseline, structured OCD specific measures, and screening for conditions that often ride with OCD such as anxiety, depression, tics, and ADHD, all led by the same psychologist who explains the results.
The difference lies in intrusion and compulsion: OCD brings unwanted obsessions and the rituals used to quiet them, and both turn distressing and time consuming. An evaluation separates real OCD from tidiness, perfectionism, or general worry and clarifies the right kind of help.
Yes, we see every age and adapt our approach for each developmental stage. For younger clients we collect input from caregivers and teachers so the picture captures both home and classroom.
Anxiety, depression, tics or Tourette’s, and ADHD commonly accompany OCD, so each evaluation screens for them. Building that screen in keeps the recommendations aimed at the full picture rather than one symptom.
Reach the Madison office at (608) 396 4830 or submit a consultation request online. No referral is necessary, and we will help you chart the evaluation path that fits your concerns.
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