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 Pewaukee 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.
Our evaluations give 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. Because one psychologist owns your evaluation from the first conversation through the feedback session, the process stays individualized, with pacing and testing built around your specific concerns rather than a fixed timeline.
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.
Complex situations, where several concerns overlap or earlier evaluations gave incomplete answers, need a broad, deep look that a focused assessment cannot give. A comprehensive evaluation covers learning, attention, emotional, behavioral, and diagnostic areas in one process. Your psychologist pulls the findings together, which is the only way to see how the pieces fit and what is most likely to help.
Yes. The evaluation maps the full profile of how someone thinks, including verbal reasoning, problem-solving, and where the real strengths are, not just the areas of struggle. The pattern across these matters far more than any single score, because it is the pattern that points to what will actually help.
Yes. Many people labeled as underperforming actually have something unidentified going on, like ADHD, slow processing, working-memory limits, or a learning difference, that explains the gap between their ability and their output. A comprehensive evaluation gives objective information that replaces a label with a real explanation, and the recommendations give practical strategies for closing that gap.
Yes. Behavioral rating scales are completed by the individual and, when relevant, by parents, teachers, or partners. They provide a structured way to capture how the individual functions in real-world settings, beyond what testing alone can show. Combined with standardized cognitive testing and the clinical interview, behavioral rating scales round out the clinical picture and ensure the evaluation captures functioning across multiple contexts.
The feedback session is a scheduled appointment with the psychologist who conducted the evaluation. The psychologist walks through every domain that was assessed, explains what the findings mean in practical terms, and reviews the individualized recommendations in the written report. The session is conversational and designed for questions throughout. Families are welcome when appropriate, particularly for evaluations involving children or teens.
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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