Maybe you are the parent watching homework night unravel the second math appears, or maybe you are the adult who has hidden a lifelong struggle with numbers. When math is the lone subject that never falls into place, Dyscalculia Testing in Shorewood, WI turns that frustration into clarity. There is no referral to obtain before you reach out.
A single licensed psychologist carries your evaluation from the first phone call through the results conversation, joined by an in house learning disability specialist who handles the math specific testing directly. We anchor the process in a picture of cognitive and executive function, then tailor everything to the math concerns you came in with. Children, teens, and adults are all welcome, and we consistently screen for the conditions that often accompany dyscalculia.
In children, dyscalculia can look like trouble understanding what numbers really mean, difficulty locking in basic math facts, and confusion around place value. You might notice finger counting continuing well past the early grades, along with real anxiety at math homework even when reading poses no problem at all.
By the teen years, algebra, word problems, and estimating time or money become the hard edges, and multi step calculations tend to collapse partway through. A teen may feel confident across the board except in math, where the gap only seems to widen the harder they try.
For adults, the signs are often quiet: steering clear of budgeting, fumbling a tip or the change owed, and depending on a calculator for basic arithmetic. Many carry a long held embarrassment about math that surfaces on the job or in the moment they try to help their own kid work through a problem.
We open with a one hour clinical interview in which your psychologist gathers a careful history of how math developed for you and how school has unfolded, tracing early number sense right up to today's challenges. This groundwork tells us which assessments will most sharply identify where the math difficulty originates.
Your psychologist then assembles a personalized battery that blends cognitive and executive function assessments with targeted math and numerical processing tasks administered by our in house learning disability specialist. Plan on 2 to 6 hours of in person testing over one to two days, with questionnaires also going to you and to teachers or others in your learning environment.
The data from your psychologist and from the learning disability specialist is pulled together into one detailed diagnostic report. It addresses cognitive abilities, numerical processing, math fluency, and problem solving, and it identifies any co occurring conditions such as ADHD, dyslexia, or math related anxiety.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session where your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis in plain language. You leave with individualized recommendations, from math intervention strategies and academic accommodations to assistive tools and next steps matched to your learning profile.
No. You will never need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Feel free to get in touch directly, for any reason at all, and we will coordinate with your school or provider only when you want us to.
Because math learning disorders call for testing made specifically for them. The psychologist manages the cognitive and executive function baseline and the broader clinical picture, and an in house learning disability specialist conducts the math specific testing. With both clinicians present at the feedback session, the findings come together accurately.
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability touching number sense, math facts, and calculation, and it says nothing about a person’s effort or intelligence. A formal evaluation distinguishes it from math anxiety or gaps in instruction and pinpoints where the breakdown actually happens.
Yes, definitely. We assess children, teens, and adults. A good number of adults come to us after struggling through math heavy courses or careers, or while supporting their own children, and we adjust the evaluation to your stage of life.
Depending on the results, common recommendations range from extended time on math based tests and calculator use to formula sheets and alternative assessment formats. The report documents the specifics so that schools, universities, and employers can act on them.
Reach us at (414) 387-2100 and we will talk you through the next steps and set up a time. Because no referral is required beforehand, you are welcome to call the moment you feel ready.
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