The assessment includes questionnaires, a clinical interview, corroborative information where available, a results review and a written report.
Diagnostic Letter
One-page letter
REPORT TURNAROUND
Within four weeks
Appointments
Telehealth Australia-wide or in person in Brunswick East
Adults aged 18 and over. You do not need to be certain about ADHD before booking.
ADHD Assessment is for adults who want to know whether ADHD explains a long-standing pattern in attention, executive functioning, activity level or impulsivity.
Some people have wondered for years. For others the question arrives later, when rising demands expose difficulties that structure, support, routine or sheer effort used to cover. You may already have diagnoses that explain part of the picture but leave the rest unaccounted for.
The assessment looks at how the difficulties developed, when they show up and when they do not, how they affect everyday life, and how the information fits together. The aim is to work out whether ADHD best explains the pattern, and what else is contributing.
You do not need to know in advance whether ADHD is the explanation. The assessment examines whether ADHD best explains the pattern.
Some people have wondered for years. For others the question arrives later, when rising demands expose difficulties that structure, support, routine or sheer effort used to cover. You may already have diagnoses that explain part of the picture but leave the rest unaccounted for.
The assessment looks at how the difficulties developed, when they show up and when they do not, how they affect everyday life, and how the information fits together. The aim is to work out whether ADHD best explains the pattern, and what else is contributing.
You do not need to know in advance whether ADHD is the explanation. The assessment examines whether ADHD best explains the pattern.
ADHD is assessed from a pattern across your life. No single questionnaire result, difficulty with attention or problem with organisation determines the outcome.
Together, this information helps the psychologist decide whether the overall pattern is consistent with ADHD and what else may be contributing.
ADHD Assessment draws on several sources of information because the clinical question concerns a developmental pattern across time and settings. The process follows the Australian ADHD Professionals Association guidelines.
Before the main appointment, you complete questionnaires about current and past experiences relevant to ADHD.
Questionnaire findings contribute information about particular aspects of the profile. They are interpreted alongside the developmental history, clinical interview, corroborative information and other relevant clinical information. They do not determine the assessment outcome on their own.
The main clinical interview takes approximately two to three hours.
The psychologist obtains a developmental and clinical history covering childhood, adolescence and adulthood, with particular attention to the emergence, persistence and functional effect of characteristics relevant to ADHD.
The interview also examines variation across settings and circumstances and any factors that may affect interpretation.
Corroborative information is optional, and we strongly encourage it. It provides an additional perspective on development and long-standing patterns, and usually comes from someone who knows you well and, where possible, can tell us about your childhood or adolescence.
Their account is interpreted alongside the person’s own history and the other information gathered during the assessment. It does not replace the person’s account of their own experience.
After the information has been gathered, the psychologist considers the findings together.
This includes whether the developmental history and current pattern are consistent with ADHD, and how closely the different sources of information agree. We also consider variation across settings and whether other factors provide an additional or more plausible explanation for part of the profile.
The results review explains the assessment outcome and the clinical reasoning supporting it.
ADHD Assessment draws on several sources of information because the clinical question concerns a developmental pattern across time and settings. The process follows the Australian ADHD Professionals Association guidelines.
Before the main appointment, you complete questionnaires about current and past experiences relevant to ADHD.
Questionnaire findings contribute information about particular aspects of the profile. They are interpreted alongside the developmental history, clinical interview, corroborative information and other relevant clinical information. They do not determine the assessment outcome on their own.
The main clinical interview takes approximately two to three hours.
The psychologist obtains a developmental and clinical history covering childhood, adolescence and adulthood, with particular attention to the emergence, persistence and functional effect of characteristics relevant to ADHD.
The interview also examines variation across settings and circumstances and any factors that may affect interpretation.
Corroborative information is optional, and we strongly encourage it. It provides an additional perspective on development and long-standing patterns, and usually comes from someone who knows you well and, where possible, can tell us about your childhood or adolescence.
Their account is interpreted alongside the person’s own history and the other information gathered during the assessment. It does not replace the person’s account of their own experience.
After the information has been gathered, the psychologist considers the findings together.
This includes whether the developmental history and current pattern are consistent with ADHD, and how closely the different sources of information agree. We also consider variation across settings and whether other factors provide an additional or more plausible explanation for part of the profile.
The results review explains the assessment outcome and the clinical reasoning supporting it.
The main appointment is a clinical interview about how ADHD characteristics have shown up across your life and how they affect you now.
If you are meeting by telehealth, your camera can stay off. You can move around, use fidgets, refer to notes, take breaks or change position. A support person can join you.
Some of what we ask about can be hard to talk about. Where distressing experiences are relevant, we ask for enough to understand them clinically and no more. This is not a trauma-processing session. You can decline a question or ask to leave a topic.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Ruth works across Autism and ADHD assessment, neuropsychological assessment and therapy. Her neuropsychology training is particularly useful when several factors may be contributing to the same difficulty, because the task is to work out what is producing the pattern and what that means for intervention.
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Both report options follow the same assessment process. The fee differs because of the document you receive at the end.
One Page
Confirms the assessment outcome. For people who need formal documentation without the detailed history, formulation and recommendations.
Approximately 10 to 15 pages
Includes the questionnaires, clinical interview, corroborative information where available, results review and one-page Diagnostic Letter.
Includes the same assessment process, with a detailed written report of approximately 10 to 15 pages.
A 50% deposit secures the booking. A flat $15 fee applies to any appointment booked outside business hours.
An ADHD assessment should still explain the clinical picture when the information does not support ADHD.
If you are ready to proceed, send us an enquiry and we will provide the information you need to arrange the assessment.
If you are still deciding whether ADHD Assessment is the right service, you can book a free 15-minute telehealth consult first. Camera off is fine.
