We offer expert ADHD assessments with specialist clinicians both in person and online. Learn more about the process, how to prepare, and what to expect after your assessment.
Step by step
Our team will listen to how you’re feeling and the challenges you’re facing, and discuss the best possible next steps for you. If we’re the right service for you and an ADHD assessment is your next step, we’ll book your appointment.
Preparing for your assessment
It’s normal to be a little nervous before being evaluated for ADHD. Please don’t let this put you off. Our clinicians are carefully chosen, not just for their many years of experience assessing and treating people with ADHD, but also for their warmth and compassion. We always do our best to help you feel confident, safe and supported at every step. If there is anything we can do to help you feel more comfortable, do please let us know in advance.
Choose your informant
Because ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition, it is important we gather information about your experiences and development in childhood and as an adult. We do this through someone who has known you from an early age, referred to as an 'informant'.
That’s why, where possible, we recommend that people choose a parent to be their informant. If that’s not possible, another family member, former teacher or long-time friend could be suitable.
When we go through the booking process, we’ll explain how to choose your informant, and how to share their details with us ready for your assessment.
Complete the pre-assessment questionnaires
Before your assessment, you and your informant will need to complete some questionnaires. We’ll need these at least 48 hours before your appointment.
There are three questionnaires for you, which will be in your portal to complete. There’s one questionnaire for your informant, and we’ll email you the link to this one for you to share with your informant.
Add documents to your portal
It’s always beneficial to bring any information along that will help us build a more complete picture of your experiences growing up. Old school reports, speech and language therapy, psychology or other medical reports can help. These documents can be uploaded to your portal before your appointment, and we would encourage you discuss them with your clinician.
Your assessment
You'll work with an experienced, specialist clinician to fully understand your thoughts, presentation, and experiences. They will gather information from multiple sources, including symptom checklists, behaviour rating scales, and family members or other people who know you well.
The assessment takes up to two hours.
We use the most reliable and well-validated diagnostic measure available
The most important part of a comprehensive ADHD assessment is the DIVA-5 diagnostic interview. This appointment aims to establish a complete picture of your experiences growing up and in adulthood. Conducted by a senior clinician who is experienced in assessing ADHD, the interview will ask detailed questions about your mental health history, before identifying any ADHD symptoms you have experienced throughout your life.
The clinician will cover a broad range of topics and ask follow-up questions to ensure that all relevant areas are covered in detail. They will review the diagnostic criteria for ADHD and determine how many of them apply to your experiences currently and since childhood. The clinician will then consider the extent to which these ADHD symptoms currently interfere with your day-to-day life.