Diagnostic ADHD Assessment
Diagnostic ADHD Assessment
Wondering whether ADHD might be part of how your brain works? You're not alone. This assessment is a respectful, structured starting point for finding out.
Our diagnostic ADHD assessment uses a continuous performance test, which measures sustained attention and impulse control in real time, alongside validated ADHD rating scales, to build a multidimensional picture of how your attention works. Results are always reviewed with a psychologist who brings your full history, context, and strengths into the conversation. It can also help you decide whether a more comprehensive evaluation makes sense for you.
Your own experience of your attention, the patterns you've noticed, the strategies you've built, what feels hard, is treated as meaningful data here, not background noise. ADHD reflects a different cognitive style, not a deficit, and our aim is to give you useful, honest information that supports your self-understanding, whatever the outcome.
The Assessment Process
Our process involves three appointments: intake, assessment, and feedback.
We begin with a 60-minute intake appointment to collaboratively design the evaluation process around your needs. This is generally followed, within 1 to 3 weeks, by an assessment appointment which can range from under an hour to five hours, depending on which service you've selected.
Results typically take 1 to 4 weeks to be reviewed, processed, and written into a report. We conclude with a 45-minute feedback session, where Dr. Worm reviews your results and shares detailed recommendations both in conversation with you and in a written report.
All sessions are conducted virtually.
If results are needed more quickly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
Here is what each appointment looks like:
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Prior to your appointment, you'll complete an intake form covering key aspects of your history. During the intake appointment, we will:
Discuss your experiences across domains such as academic, work, family history, cognitive, emotional, physical, and social functioning
Collaborate to identify the best approach for your assessment process, including whether the evaluation is the right next step for you. If not, Dr. Worm will provide resources and referrals
Schedule your assessment and feedback appointments
The intake appointment lasts approximately 60 minutes and is conducted virtually for your convenience.
If you've had prior testing, evaluations, or diagnoses, please bring that documentation to your intake appointment, or upload it beforehand to the client portal.
If you are interested in exploring academic, work, or standardized testing accommodations, please let Dr. Worm know so we can confirm the assessment process covers any required items.
Between the intake and assessment appointments, you and someone who knows you well may be asked to complete surveys or questionnaires about your experiences.
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Conducted virtually after the intake appointment, generally 1 to 3 weeks afterward.
For the Diagnostic ADHD Assessment we'll lead you through a continuous performance test, which measures sustained attention and impulse control
The appointment length is generally under 1 hour and will be reviewed with you during your intake appointment.
Please take your medications as usual on testing day, with one exception: ADHD medication should not be taken the day of your assessment, unless your clinician specifically advises otherwise.
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Generally scheduled 1 to 4 weeks after the assessment appointment.
During this time, Dr. Worm reviews the results of your evaluation and integrates them with the discussion of your lived experience from the intake appointment. He then prepares a written report providing an overview of the assessment process and findings. All written reports can generally be used for accommodations for school and work and sent to other providers including psychiatrists and therapists. Generally, only Comprehensive ADHD and Learning Disability Assessment reports can be used for accommodations for standardized tests.
During the feedback session, Dr. Worm will walk you through the results and explore with you how they align with your lived experience. This is also your opportunity to ask questions or share any concerns about the results.
At the end of the session, he'll provide you with your written report. If any changes are needed to better align with the discussion from the feedback session, Dr. Worm will provide the report within one week of the feedback session.
The feedback appointment lasts approximately 45 minutes and is conducted virtually for your convenience.
If you need your report sent directly to a school, employer, or other party, let us know and we can arrange that with your written permission.
If reevaluation, further documentation, or additional resources are needed after your feedback session, just let us know. We're happy to work with you.
Other assessments we provide are listed on Services.
Unsure which one suits you? Reach out to us today, and we'll help you find the right one. We offer complementary 15 minute consultations to discuss options.