ADHD Assessment
An ADHD assessment helps clarify ongoing attention, organisation, activity or impulse-control difficulties and how these affect daily life.
YOUR FIRST STEP
Start with a first consultation.
Before recommending an assessment, we require a first consultation to understand your history, current difficulties and how they affect everyday life.
You do not need to decide which assessment to request. Tell the psychologist what you or your child are finding difficult, and they will advise on a suitable assessment or other next steps.
Book a first consultationWhat does this assessment explore?
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) involves persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Assessment considers developmental history, whether difficulties occur in more than one setting and whether another explanation may better account for them.
Who may benefit?
- Children or adolescents who repeatedly struggle to sustain attention, organise schoolwork, wait their turn or manage activity levels.
- Adults experiencing longstanding difficulties with organisation, time management, attention or impulsive behaviour.
- People unsure whether their difficulties reflect ADHD, emotional distress, sleep problems, learning needs or overlapping concerns.
How the assessment is approached
Your psychologist reviews the history, onset and impact of the difficulties. Interviews, rating scales and information from parents, teachers or other relevant people may be used with consent. The aim is to understand a pattern over time, rather than diagnose ADHD from one symptom or a single test score.
Assessment methods are selected for the person’s age, language, background and clinical needs. Where diagnostic assessment is appropriate, the psychologist considers DSM-5-TR criteria alongside clinical judgement; recognising some features is not the same as receiving a diagnosis.
How the findings can help
Recommendations can address practical strategies, learning or workplace support and psychological intervention. Referral for a medical assessment may be recommended where appropriate.
Your psychologist will explain the findings and recommendations in context, including any limitations. The assessment plan, feedback and report arrangements are discussed with you before proceeding.
Other assessment needs?
These are some of the assessments we offer, rather than a complete list. If your concern is not listed or you have a referral with a specific assessment question, enquire with our team. You can also start with a first consultation if you are unsure which assessment is suitable.