Maybe the homework battle is always the writing part, not the thinking part. Maybe your child can explain a whole story out loud, then freezes the second a pencil comes out. Our Dysgraphia Testing in Fox Point, WI looks at why written expression is so much harder than it should be. No referral is needed to begin.
One licensed psychologist stays with your case from the first phone call through the feedback session, building a baseline of cognitive and executive function so we understand how your child learns before we ever zero in on writing. From there the plan is tailored to the specific concern, and an in house learning disability specialist runs the writing focused testing alongside the psychologist. We assess children, teens, and adults, and we always screen for the conditions that tend to travel with dysgraphia.
You might notice letters that never quite look the same twice, words crammed together with no spacing, or a grip so tight the hand cramps. Copying from the board lags behind, and the writing on the page badly undersells how much your child clearly knows when talking.
Essays arrive disorganized or half finished even when the ideas are strong. Notes are barely legible, written assignments get put off or dodged, and shortcuts pile up because moving thoughts onto paper takes so much effort that the actual content suffers.
Note taking is slow and tiring, longer reports are hard to structure, and voice to text or saved templates quietly become survival tools. Handwriting brings frustration, and over time many people steer away from roles that lean heavily on writing.
We start with about an hour of conversation, where your psychologist traces the writing story from the earliest handwriting through today's struggles with written expression. That history is what tells us which measures will pinpoint the real source of the difficulty rather than guessing at it.
Your psychologist assembles a battery matched to your child, pairing cognitive and executive function testing with focused writing and fine motor tasks led by our in house learning disability specialist. Expect roughly 2 to 6 hours of in person work spread across one to two days. Questionnaires also go home and out to teachers so the picture reflects real settings.
Data from both clinicians is drawn together into one detailed report covering cognitive ability, fine motor skill, spelling, written expression, and any co occurring conditions such as ADHD or another learning difference. Nothing is left in fragments across separate write.
Typically two to three weeks later you come back for the feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis in plain terms and lays out individualized recommendations, from writing intervention approaches to classroom accommodations and assistive technology, all keyed to your situation.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Reach out directly, for any reason, and we will loop in your child’s school or your own provider only if that is something you want.
No. Dysgraphia affects the whole act of producing written language, so it can surface in spelling, spacing, organization, and the sheer effort writing demands, not just in messy letters. A formal evaluation tells a real writing disability apart from simple lack of practice and shows exactly where the process breaks down.
Writing disorders call for writing specific tools. The psychologist owns the cognitive and executive baseline and the broader clinical picture, while our in house learning disability specialist handles the writing testing. Both join the feedback session, so what you hear is complete and accurate.
Yes. We see children, teens, and adults, and many adults come in after years of quietly working around writing at school or on the job. The evaluation is shaped to your stage of life and the places where writing actually matters to you.
Yes. It documents specific findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can act on, including extended time, a scribe or keyboard, assistive technology, and reduced handwriting demands where those make sense.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will talk through your concerns and find a time to begin. There is no referral to chase first.
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