You might be the parent watching a bright, curious child come undone the moment a math worksheet lands, or a teen who has decided you are simply not a math person. You might be an adult who has carried that verdict for decades. Our Dyscalculia Testing in Elm Grove, WI challenges that story, examining with care where number sense and calculation genuinely go off track. Core Spring Diagnostics never requires a referral to be seen.
Each evaluation is anchored in a baseline of cognitive and executive function, because those underlying skills shape how numbers are held and processed in the first place. From there we tailor everything to the concern that brought you in, be it recalling math facts, tackling algebra, or handling money in daily life. One licensed psychologist stays with you from the first conversation to the feedback session, joined by an in house learning disability specialist for the math specific testing. We assess children, teens, and adults, and each evaluation screens for the conditions that often ride along with dyscalculia.
Perhaps your child cannot quite grasp what a number represents, keeps counting on fingers after peers have stopped, or stumbles over place value again and again. The basic facts that others memorize slip away, and math homework stirs a distress that never touches their other subjects.
Your teen might struggle with algebra, layered word problems, and estimating time or money, and organizing a multi step calculation can feel overwhelming. They tend to say they feel capable in everything but math, and the distance only grows however hard they push.
You may sidestep budgeting, get tangled figuring a tip or your change, and reach for a calculator on the simplest sums. There is often a long, private embarrassment about math, and it tends to surface at work or the evening your own child needs help.
We start with about an hour of conversation, where your psychologist assembles a thorough history of your math development and schooling, from the earliest number sense right up to today's difficulties. This groundwork tells us which assessments will most directly reveal the source of the trouble.
Your psychologist designs a battery around your concern, weaving cognitive and executive function measures together with dedicated math and numerical processing tasks led by our in house learning disability specialist. Testing usually spans 2 to 6 hours over one to two days, giving us a view of both cognitive patterns and the exact points where math skills falter. We also send questionnaires to you and to teachers or others involved in your learning.
Findings from the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are combined into one thorough report covering cognitive ability, numerical processing, math fluency, problem solving, and any co occurring conditions like ADHD, dyslexia, or anxiety around math.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session where your psychologist reviews the diagnosis in clear, everyday language and delivers individualized recommendations: intervention strategies, school accommodations, assistive tools, and next steps aligned to your profile.
No, you do not. Core Spring Diagnostics has no referral requirement whatsoever. You can get in touch with us directly for any reason, and we will only communicate with your school or another provider at your request.
Math learning disorders need testing built specifically for math. Your psychologist manages the cognitive and executive baseline along with the fuller clinical picture, while our in house learning disability specialist conducts the math focused measures. Both attend the feedback session so the results are pieced together correctly.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability touching number sense, math facts, and calculation, and it is not a matter of effort or intelligence. A formal evaluation distinguishes it from math anxiety or gaps in instruction and shows precisely where things break down.
We test all three: children, teens, and adults. Many adults seek us out after wrestling with math heavy coursework or careers, or while helping their own children, and we tailor the evaluation to your stage of life.
Depending on the findings, the report may recommend extended time on math tests, calculator use, formula sheets, and alternative assessment formats, documenting the specifics so schools, universities, and employers can act on them.
Simply phone (414) 387-2100 and we will discuss your concerns and arrange a time that suits you. No referral stands in the way; a single call is all it takes to begin.
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