You keep circling the same question: not what is wrong, but what is really going on. Maybe your child races ahead in one subject and stalls in another, or your teen is clearly bright yet keeps bringing home grades that make no sense. IQ & Cognitive Function Testing in Wauwatosa, WI exists to trade that uncertainty for an honest, detailed picture of how a person thinks. You can start whenever you are ready; no referral is required.
We anchor each evaluation in the same starting point, a clear read of reasoning, processing speed, working memory, and the executive function that ties it all together, then we build outward toward whatever brought you in. The concern drives the rest, be it a gifted screening, an inconsistent transcript, or an adult trying to name a pattern that has followed them for decades.
The whole process rests with a single licensed psychologist, start to finish, who also keeps an eye out for anything else worth flagging, like attention or learning differences that often travel alongside.
Your child might reach certain milestones ahead of schedule while others lag, dive into a single fascination with startling intensity, or drift and fidget when class does not keep up. You may hear questions too advanced for their years, then watch ordinary assignments stall, leaving a puzzling distance between what they can do and what lands on the page.
The potential may be unmistakable while the results wobble, strong ideas and quick thinking beside grades that never seem to settle. You might be weighing acceleration or a heavier course load, and you want an accurate map of your teen’s strengths and blind spots before any of those doors get chosen.
Perhaps some tasks feel effortless while others cost you far more than they seem to cost anyone else, and you want a real explanation. Maybe you need documentation of how you think for a program or an employer, or maybe you simply want the clarity of understanding your own profile at last.
We start with a relaxed clinical interview, generally around an hour, devoted to understanding the history. Your psychologist traces development from the earliest milestones up to today's picture at home, school, or work. What we learn in that conversation determines which autism specific tools will surface the clearest answers.
From there your psychologist chooses testing suited to age and presentation, usually 2 to 6 hours of in person work across one to two days. Questionnaires go out to caregivers, teachers, or partners to capture behavior in different settings. Because attention and executive function differences so often accompany autism, screeners for those areas are standard rather than optional.
Testing results, direct observations, and questionnaire responses are synthesized into a single, detailed diagnostic report. Should any cooccurring conditions come to light during the process, such as ADHD, anxiety, or sensory processing differences, they are named and addressed so nothing important is left out.
Roughly two to three weeks after testing wraps up, we meet again for feedback. Your psychologist explains the results without the jargon and gives you tailored recommendations: home and school or work strategies, therapy options, accommodation guidance, and the practical next steps that make sense for this person.
It is not. Core Spring Diagnostics never asks for a referral. You can contact us and book directly, and if you would like us to loop in your pediatrician or another provider afterward, we are glad to do that at your request.
You get a cognitive, adaptive, and executive function baseline, autism specific testing using gold standard measures like the ADOS-2, an in depth clinical interview, questionnaires from those who know the person well, and screening for commonly overlapping conditions. A single psychologist carries the case all the way through feedback.
Concerns can be evaluated in children as young as 18 to 24 months, though the ideal moment really hinges on what you are noticing. We assess across the lifespan, from early childhood into adulthood.
It varies from person to person. Expect an initial clinical interview followed by one or more testing sessions paced to individual needs, and then a report and feedback meeting. We avoid locking anyone into fixed session numbers or guaranteed timeframes.
A readable report and a feedback session organized around individualized recommendations, which might include therapy referrals, accommodations for school or work, and everyday strategies for home.
The simplest path is to call us at (414) 387 2100. We will discuss what is on your mind and set up a time. There is no referral requirement and no hoops to jump through first.
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