Perhaps math has been a nightly battle for as long as you can remember, or your child dreads reading aloud in class despite trying so hard in private. A Learning Disability Evaluation in Grafton, WI identifies exactly where the difficulty lives and what will genuinely help. You are welcome to contact us directly, and no referral is required to begin.
Each evaluation is built on a baseline of cognitive and executive function, which frames how we interpret everything else we find. An inhouse learning disability specialist then works directly with your psychologist on the academic testing, examining reading, writing, and math in depth. The same licensed psychologist leads your case from first meeting to last, and we screen carefully for the conditions that frequently accompany learning differences.
A steady gap sits between the effort your child pours in and the results that come back in reading, writing, or math. You may notice them dodge one subject, work slowly or make repeated mistakes only in that area, and feel a frustration that clashes with how capable they clearly are elsewhere.
One subject keeps lagging in spite of sincere effort, and your teen has quietly developed workarounds just to stay afloat. Certain assignments get delayed or skipped, and the gap continues to widen even when they add far more practice.
A weakness in a single academic area has been part of your life for years, managed around until the stakes climb once more. It commonly returns in college, graduate school, or a career, and you are finally ready for a clear answer instead of another workaround.
The evaluation begins with a one hour clinical interview in which your psychologist develops a full academic and developmental history, following the story from early schooling to the challenges of today. This helps us see clearly where learning is breaking down and which assessments will be the most revealing.
From there, your psychologist puts together a personalized testing battery that pairs broad cognitive assessments with targeted academic skill measures, typically 2 to 6 hours in person across one to two days. Our in house learning disability specialist administers the reading, writing, or math testing that complements the psychologist's assessment of cognitive, executive, and adaptive functioning. We also send questionnaires home to you and to the teachers and others involved in the learning.
The results from both the psychologist and the learning disability specialist are combined into one comprehensive diagnostic report covering cognitive ability, academic achievement, and any processing differences. If further concerns like ADHD or anxiety appear during testing, we weave those findings in so the picture stays whole.
About two to three weeks after testing, you return for the feedback session. Your psychologist explains the diagnosis in accessible terms and provides individualized recommendations, including academic accommodations, strategies for school or work, therapy or tutoring resources, and next steps tailored to your learning profile.
No. You do not ever need a referral to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. Reach out to us directly for any reason, and we will coordinate with the school only if you would like us to.
Academic learning disorders require specialized testing. Your psychologist handles the cognitive and executive function baseline and the wider clinical picture, while an inhouse learning disability specialist carries out the academic testing, and both clinicians attend the feedback session.
We assess reading disabilities like dyslexia, writing disabilities like dysgraphia, and math disabilities like dyscalculia, along with the cognitive and attention factors that influence how someone learns.
Yes. We evaluate children, teens, and adults. Many adults come in for testing once the demands of school or work finally exceed the workarounds they have relied on over the years.
Yes. The written report captures specific findings and recommendations that schools, colleges, and employers can use, including support for an IEP, a 504 plan, and testing accommodations.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will go over your concerns and set up the first appointment. There is nothing you need to arrange in advance.
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