The Assessment Process

Step 1: Take the online pre-assessment

If you are unsure whether you should have an assessment for ADHD, we recommend that you take a free Pre-assessment questionnaire. This is based on the Adults Self-Report Scale (ASRS), and will give you a score to indicate the likelihood of you having ADHD. We are in the process of setting this up electronically, but please contact us in the meantime to send you a copy if you would like this. It is free and comes with no obligation.

Please note that this is a pre-assessment, and does not conclude or exclude a diagnosis of ADHD. In some instances, you can have a high score and not meet the full diagnostic criteria for ADHD. In other instances, you may get a low score on the ASRS, and have ADHD.

If you are sure that you would like to go ahead with the assessment, you can proceed to step 2.

Step 2: Complete our online registration form

This will give us some basic information about you, and any symptoms of ADHD you might be displaying.

Step 3: We send you questionnaires to complete

We will send you questionnaires for yourself to complete, and for others to complete. We will give you clear instructions on who can complete questionnaires. It would usually be a parent, sibling, partner, or close friend.

Some people may not wish to involve others in their assessment process, or may not have access to the relevant parties. If this is the case, we are still able to proceed without this information.

We also screen for depression and anxiety, as these often co-occur with ADHD.

Step 4: Schedule an appointment

Schedule an appointment with one of our ADHD experts. This will last between 2-3 hours, with the option of taking a short break in between.

During this appointment, we will go through the following areas of information:

  • Why you are pursuing an assessment for ADHD

  • Developmental history, including early childhood, primary and secondary school

  • Educational history

  • Work history

  • Symptoms of ADHD in adults

  • Psychological and mental health history

  • Impact on all of the areas of your life

Step 5: We collate all information and write a report to them.

We will take the information gained from questionnaires, other relevant parties, and the clinical interview, and write a report. We aim to have this completed within a maximum timeframe of 2 weeks, but will often have it sooner.

Step 6: Book a half-hour follow up appointment

During this appointment, we will talk to you about whether you meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD or not.

We will also discuss symptoms of any other potential difficulties that emerged from the assessment, such as depression, anxiety, OCD, or other disorders.

We will talk to you about any recommendations we have, based on the outcome of the assessment, and will signpost you to getting help from the appropriate providers.

*Please note that is symptoms of Autistic Spectrum Disorder emerge during the assessment, we will not be able to make a formal diagnosis during this process. The diagnosis of Autism is a specialist service, and we would recommend in the report that you seek a further assessment if you display some of the symptoms of ASD. We work closely with specialist providers who offer high quality assessments for Autism, and will signpost you to them.

What happens after the assessment?

Once we have completed the assessment, we will have a meeting with you to discuss the results.

If you are not diagnosed with ADHD:

  • We will give you a clear reason why you do not meet the diagnostic criteria

  • We will discuss any other possible diagnoses that may be relevant to you

  • If you are showing symptoms of ASD, or another specific learning difficulty, we will not give you a formal diagnosis of this as this is a separate and rigorous assessment process, but we will flag any symptoms that are relevant, and suggest what to do going forward

If you are diagnosed with ADHD:

  • We will go through the diagnosis and the findings of the assessment in the meeting

  • We will make recommendations and talk about a treatment plan. This will include the option of seeing a medical prescriber who can start titration of appropriate medication

  • We will signpost you to a Psychologist who works with ADHD should you wish to start therapy