ADHD Evaluation
ADHD can affect far more than attention. When focus, organization, follow-through, or self-regulation are getting in the way, it can be hard to know what is really going on. Our ADHD evaluations look at the full picture so children, teens, and adults can gain meaningful answers and practical next steps.
Is it ADHD - or something else?
Attention and executive-function difficulties can happen for many reasons. Anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep problems, learning differences, autism, medical concerns, and other factors can sometimes look like ADHD—or occur alongside it.
A thoughtful evaluation looks beyond a checklist of symptoms. The goal is to understand the full pattern so recommendations are based on the person, not simply a label.
What can an ADHD evaluation clarify?
Attention
Executive Function
Executive Function
Difficulty sustaining focus, shifting attention, or filtering distractions.
Executive Function
Executive Function
Executive Function
Organization, planning, task initiation, time management, and follow-through.
Working Memory
Executive Function
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Holding information in mind while completing tasks, following directions, or solving problems.
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Acting before thinking, restlessness, emotional reactivity, or difficulty slowing down.
Learning & Cognitive Factors
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Emotional & Behavioral Factors
Whether learning, processing, memory, or other cognitive differences may be contributing.
Emotional & Behavioral Factors
Impulsivity and Self-Regulation
Emotional & Behavioral Factors
How anxiety, mood, stress, trauma, sleep, or other concerns may affect attention and functioning.
ADHD Across the Lifespan
Children
Children
Children
ADHD may show up as difficulty following directions, completing schoolwork, staying organized, managing transitions, regulating behavior, or sustaining attention when tasks are not especially interesting.
Teens
Children
Children
As academic and social demands increase, executive-function difficulties may become more noticeable. Procrastination, time management, motivation, emotional regulation, sleep, and growing independence often become part of the picture.
Adults
Children
Adults
Adults may seek evaluation after years of difficulty with organization, deadlines, time management, follow-through, work performance, relationships, or feeling that everyday tasks take far more effort than they should.
What to expect from an ADHD evaluation
1. Clinical interview
2. Individualized assessment
2. Individualized assessment
We begin by understanding current concerns, developmental history, medical and mental health history, school or work functioning, and the questions you want the evaluation to answer.
2. Individualized assessment
2. Individualized assessment
2. Individualized assessment
Testing is selected based on the referral question and may examine attention, executive functioning, cognitive abilities, learning, memory, emotional functioning, and related areas.
3. Additional perspectives
2. Individualized assessment
4. Integration & diagnostic clarification
When appropriate, information from parents, teachers, partners, records, or other sources can help us understand how concerns show up across settings.
4. Integration & diagnostic clarification
4. Integration & diagnostic clarification
4. Integration & diagnostic clarification
Your clinician brings the information together to determine whether the pattern is consistent with ADHD and whether other factors may also be contributing.
5. Feedback & recommendations
4. Integration & diagnostic clarification
5. Feedback & recommendations
We explain the findings in understandable language and provide practical recommendations for treatment, school, work, home, and everyday functioning.
More than a diagnosis.
A useful evaluation should do more than answer, “Do I have ADHD?”
It should help explain how you function, where things tend to break down, what strengths you can build on, and which supports are most likely to help.
Understand the pattern
Identify the right next steps
Identify the right next steps
See how attention, executive functioning, learning, and emotional factors interact.
Identify the right next steps
Identify the right next steps
Identify the right next steps
Receive individualized recommendations for treatment, school, work, and daily life.
Create a practical plan
Identify the right next steps
Create a practical plan
Translate the results into strategies that can actually be used.
Insurance & Costs
Insurance coverage for ADHD evaluation varies by plan and by the reason testing is being requested. Some plans require prior authorization, apply testing services to a deductible, or limit certain types of psychological testing.
Our team can help explain the authorization process and what questions to ask your insurance company before testing begins.
Insurance, Demystified
Learn what terms like deductible, copay, coinsurance, prior authorization, and “covered service” mean—and what to ask before an evaluation.
Coverage and patient responsibility are ultimately determined by the individual insurance plan.
Looking for answers about ADHD?
Tell us what you’ve been noticing. We’ll help determine whether an ADHD evaluation is the right next step.
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