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Adult ADHD assessments

ADHD can impact a person's performance in school, work, home, and relationships. If you suspect you have ADHD, getting assessed can lead to treatment that helps you manage symptoms, understand emotions, and live more comfortably.

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Symptoms of ADHD

ADHD affects people's behaviour. For many people, symptoms lessen as they age. But for others, symptoms of ADHD will continue and create significant challenges with daily functioning.

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  • Impulsiveness
  • Disorganisation
  • Problems prioritising
  • Bad time management
  • Problems focusing
  • Difficulties completing tasks
  • Trouble multitasking
  • Excessive restlessness
  • Poor financial management
  • Low frustration tolerance
  • Frequent mood swings
  • Short temper

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Dr Najeeb Khalid

An ADHD assessment can validate your experiences, help you take control of long-term behaviour difficulties, and allow you to move forward confidently.

Dr Najeeb Khalid

Consultant Adult Psychiatrist


A free, confidential call could quickly put you on the path to regaining control. Talk to a qualified professional today.

What happens in an ADHD assessment?

You'll work with a senior psychiatrist to fully understand your thoughts, presentations, and experiences. Your psychiatrist will gather information from multiple sources, including symptom checklists, behaviour rating scales, and family members or other people who know you well.

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Types of ADHD

There are three main subtypes of ADHD. If you receive a diagnosis, we’ll identify which one you have before giving you a practical, evidence-based treatment plan to help you confidently move forward.

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Treatments for ADHD

After your assessment, we may suggest further treatment or services, such as techniques to improve organisation and time management. We may also recommend approaches to help you manage tasks and provide strategies to improve impulse control. Read more

We may also prescribe you medication to reduce symptoms, helping you learn and practice techniques that make the issues you struggle with easier to manage. Read more

You don’t need a referral to have an assessment


A free, confidential call could quickly put you on the path to life-changing outcomes. All calls are answered by a trained assistant psychologist who will listen and ask questions, before suggesting the most appropriate treatment.

FAQs

Yes, as long as your GP provides us with a referral. More information can be found on our Right to Choose page.

Our autism assessment process combines a series of pre-assessment questionnaires with the most trusted, accurate, and widely used diagnostic procedures. Using these tools together helps us provide the most accurate diagnostic decisions and make detailed recommendations.

Where possible, we collect information about your childhood experiences and adulthood from someone who has known you from an early age. This person is referred to as your "informant". Their role is to support your assessment by completing a detailed and attending a diagnostic interview called the ADI-R.

You will also be asked to complete pre-assessment questionnaires and attend your assessment with a specialist clinician matched to your specific requirements. You will then have a feedback appointment to review your results and discuss your next steps.

For more information, please read our adult autism assessment guide.

There are six questionnaires to complete before your appointment. Please ensure you use these to provide as much detail as possible, with specific examples where possible.

  • Your informant's appointment can take up to three hours
  • Your ADOS-2 appointment will last up to 90 minutes
  • Your feedback appointment will be 30 minutes long

Our assessments are all conducted by senior neurodevelopmental specialists with many years of experience assessing and diagnosing autism. We will send you details of your clinician before your assessment.

Our adult autism assessments cost £2250.

In most cases, a GP referral isn't necessary. However, we will let you know if we do need to see one, or any other information, before determining if we are an appropriate service for you.

Yes, we provide both options, subject to availability. We have various clinics for face-to-face appointments around the UK. For more information, please see our locations page.

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