Adhd ASSESSMENT
All our assessments are in line with NICE guidelines, and they are conducted by a multi-disciplinary team.
It can be overwhelming finding a service you can trust and understanding the differences between the various professionals offering similar things.
We invite individuals or parents to book in half an hour to talk about the assessment process and explain why they are looking for help.
This time is free of charge with no obligation, and a useful space for us to get to know each other a little.
FREE CONSULT
SCREENING & first appointment
We will send out screening measures that we ask to be returned before a first appointment. For school age children, we ask for permission to contact your child’s school for information. We will to discuss the screening measures and to get some background information. We will invite parents to explain their current concerns and spend some time getting to know your child.
When assessing adults, we meet them to discuss screening measures and explore areas of difficulty.
If we feel there is sufficient evidence to pursue a full ADHD assessment, we will book in the next steps of the assessment which include meeting a clinical psychologist from our team to do a full clinical interview, developmental history and validated diagnostic interview.
ADHD Assessment
detailed report & debrief
Our team will meet to discuss the results and make a conclusion. Our assessments reports explain all of the measures we have used and explain our recommendations for the future.
DEBRIEF
We offer a debrief session to explain the outcome of the assessment and discuss support strategies. If following an ADHD diagnosis, you would like to pursue medication as a treatment option for your child, we work closely with Independent Specialist Nurse prescribers who can discuss medication options. Separate fees are chargeable for this follow-on treatment and payable directly.