Maybe the ideas pour out when your child talks, then stall the moment a pencil comes out, or maybe you have spent years quietly dodging anything that means writing by hand. Our Dysgraphia Testing in Whitefish Bay, WI clarifies whether a writing disability is the reason and what to do next. No referral stands between you and getting started.
Your evaluation is led throughout by one licensed psychologist, from that first talk to the closing feedback session, with an in house learning disability specialist handling the writing specific testing. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, and every case includes a screen for the conditions that frequently accompany dysgraphia rather than looking at writing in a vacuum.
Letters that never quite match from one word to the next, poor spacing, and writing that is slow and plainly effortful, frequently with a cramped grip. Copying off the board is a chore, and the output on paper trails far behind everything the child so obviously understands.
Essays that come out disorganized, written work that stops short of the strong ideas behind it, and notes too messy to revisit. They put off or sidestep writing assignments and lean on shortcuts, since the effort of composing drains attention from the content itself.
Note taking that cannot match the pace of a meeting, reports that are hard to pull into shape, and heavy reliance on dictation or reusable templates. Handwriting brings fatigue and frustration, and over time many gently avoid the tasks and roles that hinge on writing.
We begin with a one hour clinical interview where your psychologist draws out a detailed history of writing and fine motor development, from early letter formation to the written expression challenges present now. This groundwork determines which assessments will most accurately capture the nature of the difficulty.
From there, your psychologist arranges a personalized battery that unites cognitive and executive function assessment with targeted writing and fine motor testing run by an in house learning disability specialist. Testing generally spans 2 to 6 hours over one to two days. It measures both the underlying cognitive patterns and the specific places handwriting, spelling, and written expression break down, and questionnaires are sent to you and to teachers or others part of the learning environment.
All of the findings from the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are consolidated into one detailed diagnostic report spanning cognitive ability, fine motor skill, written expression, spelling, and any conditions occurring alongside dysgraphia, such as ADHD or another learning difference.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing wraps, you come back for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis in clear terms and provides individualized recommendations: writing intervention strategies, academic accommodations, assistive technology options, and next steps built around your specific needs.
No. Being seen at Core Spring Diagnostics never hinges on a referral. You can get in touch directly, for any reason at all, and we will coordinate with your child’s school or your own provider only if that is what you prefer.
Writing disorders require testing designed for them. While your psychologist handles the cognitive and executive function baseline and the broader clinical view, an in house learning disability specialist conducts the writing specific testing, and both take part in the feedback session so the picture holds together fully and accurately.
No. Dysgraphia disrupts the process of producing written language, which can turn up in spelling, spacing, organization, and the effort writing demands, not simply in poor penmanship. A formal evaluation separates an authentic writing disability from a lack of practice and locates exactly where the breakdown occurs.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults, and many adults come to us after years of working around writing in school or at work. The evaluation is adapted to your stage of life and to the settings where writing matters most in your day.
Yes. The written report lays out specific findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can use, from extended time and a scribe or keyboard to assistive technology and reduced handwriting demands where they fit.
Give us a call at (414) 387-2100 and we will walk you through the first steps and find a time that works for you. Because no referral is required, one conversation is all it takes to begin.
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