Our psychological ADHD assessments are general assessments that are focused on assessing for a diagnosis of ADHD specifically. The information gathered during this assessment may or may not lead to a diagnosis of ADHD. Even if a diagnosis is not made, the information gathered can be helpful.

This assessment can also help determine what treatment plan and supports you may benefit from most. Additionally, a diagnosis may help you get access to specialized services and accommodations in environments such as your workplace, home, school, and more.

This assessment includes a combination of diagnostic clinical interview(s), rating scale(s), and more. At the end of the ADHD assessment, the psychologist will provide you with a report (or letter, if that is preferred). When you receive your report/letter, your psychologist will discuss your individualized results and recommendations with you. You will be able to ask any questions you have at this time.

Because these assessments are specifically streamlined for ADHD, they often will not include some of the other psychometric testing or standardized testing used in our formal assessments (ie. mental health and psychological functioning assessments and psycho-educational assessments). If based on this assessment, your psychologist feels you may benefit from other more comprehensive formal assessments with more psychometric testing or standardized testing, this will be discussed with you when your individualized results are shared.

Here is the general process for the ADHD assessment:

1. An introductory session and diagnostic clinical interview - During this session, you will share details about yourself, your current concerns, presenting issues, and any other details about yourself you feel might be important to share. Your psychologist will also ask you specific questions to help get a better understanding of you, as it pertains to your ADHD assessment. During this session, your psychologist may also administer specific rating scales or screening tools to help gather additional information pertinent to the assessment. Please note that this session is often a longer session (3 to 5 hours) so it may be spread over the course of multiple sessions rather than a single session to gather all the pertinent information. Please discuss specifics related to this with your psychologist.

2. Clinical analysis & crafting the report/letter - After everything in step 1 is completed, your psychologist will review the details and information gathered from the introductory session and clinical interview. Based on this, the psychologist will create a report (or letter, based on preference). The report/letter will outline whether there is any diagnosis, along with recommendations for treatment, resources, and/or further assessment for other clinical concerns. The specific timelines for the clinical analysis and crafting the report/letter may differ, but we strive to have it complete within 1 week of everything in step 1 being completed.

3. Debrief Session - The psychologist will share the report/letter with the client, while also discussing the results of the assessment with the client. This will include discussing the recommendations and answering any questions that the client may have. Typically, a single 45-50 minute session is enough for this but if more time is needed, you can discuss this with your psychologist.