ADHD Assessments
for Children, Adolescents & Adults
You may be wondering whether ADHD explains the difficulties you or your child have been experiencing, or looking for a clearer understanding of an existing diagnosis.
Our assessments explore those questions and help guide decisions about treatment and support.
How an Assessment Can Help
An assessment can help clarify what’s contributing to persistent difficulties and guide your next steps.
Wondering whether it’s ADHD
You’ve noticed difficulties with attention, organization, follow-through, or impulsivity and want to understand what is contributing to them.
Revisiting an existing diagnosis
You or your child have been diagnosed before, but questions remain about the diagnosis or how it relates to current challenges.
Planning your next steps
You’re seeking information to guide treatment, discuss with a prescriber, or support a request for school or workplace accommodations.
Our Approach to Assessment
We consider your current difficulties alongside your history and experiences. The process includes clinical interviews, questionnaires, review of relevant records, and input from parents or a partner when appropriate.
We also consider whether anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health concerns may contribute to the difficulties or occur alongside ADHD.
These are focused ADHD assessments. If concerns suggest a need for broader testing, such as an evaluation for dyslexia or other learning disorders, we recommend a full neuropsychological evaluation.
Ages 4-17 years old: Dr. Alisa Powers
Ages 18+: Dr. Liz Gustafson
What to Expect
1. Consultation call
We start with a 15-minute phone consultation to discuss your questions and what you hope to learn, and explore whether our assessment is a good fit.
Through interviews, questionnaires, and review of relevant background information, we’ll explore current difficulties and how they have developed over time. When appropriate, we may also gather input from parents or a partner.
2. Evaluation
3. Feedback and recommendations
We’ll meet for a feedback session to discuss the findings, answer your questions, and review recommendations. You’ll also receive a written summary of the assessment’s findings.
FAQ
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These are focused psychodiagnostic ADHD assessments rather than comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations. If your concerns fall outside the scope of our assessment, we’ll discuss recommendations for further evaluation.
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Our assessments may provide documentation to support school or workplace accommodation requests.
Requirements vary, so please let us know during your consultation if this is one of your goals. We’ll discuss whether our assessment and documentation are appropriate for your needs. An assessment does not guarantee that accommodations will be approved.
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Understanding what is contributing to the difficulties is part of the assessment, whether or not ADHD is diagnosed. We also consider concerns such as anxiety, depression, and trauma, which may occur alongside ADHD or help explain what you’re experiencing. If additional evaluation is needed, we’ll discuss recommendations for next steps.
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Yes. We offer virtual ADHD assessments for children in New York and Connecticut with Dr. Alisa Powers. adults in New York and California with Dr. Liz Gustafson.
In-person assessments are available in our New York office.
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Testing involves an initial meeting, followed by questionnaires and other measures you complete on your own.
Once you’ve submitted all questionnaires, we’ll meet for a feedback session within 7–10 days to discuss the findings and recommendations.
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Click Schedule a Consultation to book a complimentary 15-minute phone call. We’ll discuss what you hope to learn, answer your questions, and determine whether our assessment is a good fit.
Whether you're seeking support for yourself, your child, or your family, a complimentary 15-minute consultation call can help you learn more about our practice and explore possible next steps.