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attention deficit hYperactivity disorder
(ADHD) assessments

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It is not uncommon for people of all ages to experience forgetfulness, lose track of time, lack focus when completing tasks or during conversations, or to procrastinate when a task is perceived as boring or difficult. However, if these issues are longstanding, occur on a daily basis and impact your academic, social, and interpersonal relationships it is possible that you may have undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

 

Completing an ADHD assessment at The Mind Clinic will help you understand your cognitive strengths and weaknesses and confirm whether or not you have met criteria for a diagnosis of ADHD. Regardless of the outcome, the ADHD assessment will help a psychologist work with you to learn to manage areas of your life that are currently difficult to navigate. The assessment will also contribute to a paediatrician or psychiatrist's ADHD diagnostic process and their decision whether or not to prescribe medication.

 

The Mind Clinic's rigorous ADHD assessments for children, adolescents, and adults have been developed in consultation with clinical and educational and developmental psychologists and in review of the Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

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ADHD Assessments
Children and Adolescents

ADHD is usually identified during school years due to its impacts on learning and/or classroom behaviour. And although boys and girls are diagnosed with ADHD at similar rates, their presentation usually differs. Boys will commonly exhibit more hyperactive and impulsive tendencies which are easier to identify, while girls tend to be more inattentive (which can look like daydreaming) which is often overlooked.

With an ADHD diagnosis your child will be able to access tailored psychological interventions which commonly involve lifestyle adjustments to reduce symptoms, parent, and family training, and cognitive-behavioural interventions. The assessment will also contribute to a paediatrician or psychiatrist's ADHD diagnostic process and their decision to prescribe medication.

Our child and adolescent assessments run over 3 to 4 weeks.

Summary of Assessment Process
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
TASK
Initial consultation Parents/Guardians only
Standardised Questionnaires. For parents, teacher, and the child
Breif Interview with Child, Cognitive Assessment, and Computerised Attention Task
Academic achievement testing
Assessment feedback with Report and Recommendations
LOCATION
TMC Rozelle
In your own time
TMC Rozelle
TMC Rozelle
TMC Rozelle
TIME
1 hour
Varies
2 hours
2 hours
1 hour
Task
Location
Time
Stage 1

Initial consultation Parents/Guardians only

TMC Rozelle
1 hour
Stage 2

Standardised questionnaires - parents, teacher, and child

In your own time
Varies
Stage 3

Breif Interview with Child, Cognitive Assessment, and Computerised Attention Task

TMC Rozelle
2 hours
Stage 4

Academic achievement testing

TMC Rozelle
2 hours
Stage 5

Assessment feedback with Report and Recommendations

TMC Rozelle
1 hour
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ADHD Assessments
Adult

If you are an adult and think you may have undiagnosed ADHD, you probably experience difficulty organising your thoughts, managing time, meeting deadlines, meeting your relationship needs and may generally feel overwhelmed by day-to-day activities. If this is you, you have likely managed to get this far because of your environment, upbringing and/or your individual capacity to adapt to challenging situations. Researchers have found that as more significant life events or life transitions accumulate, such as parenthood and starting a new career, people with ADHD find it harder to compensate, and their symptoms tend to increase. 

The benefits of having an ADHD assessment are multiple. Firstly, you will understand why you have struggled to do what others appear to do with more ease and in less time, which may allow you to be kinder to yourself and less self-critical. Secondly, you will have an increased understanding of how your mind works so that you can receive targeted psychological interventions to improve your day-to-day functioning. And finally, you will have an assessment to augment a diagnostic interview with a psychiatrist to ascertain if medication is likely to be beneficial.

Our adult assessments run over 3 to 4 weeks.

Summary of Assessment Process
Task
Location
Time
Stage 1

Initial Consultation

TMC Rozelle

1 hour

Stage 2

Administration of Standardised Questionnaires and Collection of Supporting Documents

In your own time

Varies

Stage 3

Diagnostic Clinical Interviews and Computerised Attention Task

TMC Rozelle

2-3 hours

Stage 4

Assessment Feedback with Report and Recommendations

TMC Rozelle

I hour

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
TASK

Initial Consultation

Administration of Standardised Questionnaires and Collection of Supporting Documents

Diagnostic Clinical Interviews and Computerised Attention Task

Assessment Feedback with Report and Recommendations

LOCATION

TMC Rozelle

In your own time

TMC Rozelle

TMC Rozelle

TIME

1 hour

Varies

2-3 hours

I hour

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