Maybe your child seems years ahead in some areas and mysteriously stuck in others. Maybe you are an adult who has long wondered where your own strengths and struggles really come from. IQ & Cognitive Function Testing in Whitefish Bay, WI answers that with a full, honest profile, and you do not need a referral to begin.
Your entire evaluation rests with one licensed psychologist, the same person from the first conversation through testing and the feedback session. We begin by establishing a baseline of how you process information and manage executive demands, then tailor the rest to the concern that brought you in. If a different issue surfaces, whether attention, anxiety, or a learning difference, it is screened for rather than ignored.
A Whitefish Bay child who asks questions well past their age, immerses deeply in one favorite subject, or grows frustrated and bored in class may benefit from evaluation. Often the strongest signal is a striking gap between clear ability and how the school day actually goes.
Among teens, watch for potential that report cards do not capture, uneven grades with no clear cause, or emerging questions about acceleration and advanced coursework. Many teens simply want a sharper picture of their strengths before a major academic decision.
Adults frequently seek an evaluation to understand their own cognitive profile, to make sense of lifelong strengths and quiet difficulties, or to obtain documentation of abilities and needs for higher education or work. That clarity often answers questions carried for years.
We begin with about an hour of conversation in which your psychologist gathers a full background, from developmental and academic history to the cognitive concerns on your mind today. This helps define why testing matters, whether for giftedness, a baseline, or academic planning, and which assessments will be most informative.
Your psychologist then selects a personalized set of intellectual and cognitive assessments. Testing generally runs 2 to 6 hours over one to two days, with the option to add measures of executive function, processing speed, memory, or adaptive skills when the question warrants. Home questionnaires supply extra context.
Testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results come together in a detailed report addressing intellectual ability, cognitive strengths, and processing patterns. If other conditions such as ADHD or a learning difference arise during the evaluation, those findings are documented alongside the rest.
Around two to three weeks later you return for feedback. Your psychologist reviews the results in plain terms and provides individualized recommendations: educational planning, strategies that draw on your strengths, accommodations where appropriate, and next steps matched to your goals.
No. Being seen at Core Spring Diagnostics never depends on a referral. You are free to contact us directly, for any reason, whenever you decide the time is right.
Typical motivations include identifying giftedness, planning academics, understanding uneven strengths, supporting accommodation requests, or gaining a clear view of how a child or adult thinks and learns.
No. The evaluation weighs intellectual ability together with processing speed, working memory, executive function, and other patterns, then explains what that full profile means in real terms with recommendations you can use.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults. Many adults pursue an evaluation to understand their own profile or to document strengths and needs for school or work.
A plain language report and a feedback session that translates the findings into practical, education focused guidance shaped around your goals.
Call (414) 387-2100 and we will talk through your concerns and schedule your first visit. No referral is necessary to book with us.
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