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ADHD Evaluation
For Adolescents & Adults
Diagnostic clarification for adolescents and adults when attention, organization, follow-through, executive functioning, or academic or work performance raises the question of ADHD.
For many high-functioning adults, the question emerges despite strong academic or professional achievement. Things may look successful from the outside while attention, organization, follow-through, mental load, or the effort required to keep up tells a different story. ADHD can be overlooked in high-functioning adults and women, particularly when strong abilities, structure, compensatory strategies, or substantial effort have masked the difficulty. Academic or professional success does not rule out ADHD, but common difficulties with attention or organization do not automatically mean ADHD either. The purpose of the evaluation is diagnostic clarification, including consideration of other factors that may contribute to or better explain the presenting concerns.
- Format
- Virtual
- Approach
- Focused, or with cognitive testing
- Report
- 2–3 weeks
- Fee
- Starting at $2,450
Starting at $2,450. The $2,450 fee covers the focused ADHD evaluation. Additional cognitive testing may be added when clinically appropriate and is billed separately based on the scope of testing.
Who this is for
This evaluation fits
- 01Adolescents with concerns involving attention, organization, executive functioning, follow-through, or academic performance
- 02Adults asking, “Could this actually be ADHD?”
- 03High-functioning adults who have succeeded academically or professionally but find that everyday demands require substantially more effort than expected
- 04Women whose ADHD may have been overlooked earlier in life
- 05Adolescents or adults wondering whether ADHD — or another factor — is contributing to the difficulties they are experiencing
Common reasons people come
What brings people here
Everything takes more effort than it should
Longstanding difficulty with follow-through
Procrastination despite real motivation
Persistent mental overload
Success that has required unusual effort
A prior brief screening felt thin
What the evaluation includes
Measured, not estimated
In the focused evaluation, these areas are assessed through clinical interview, history, and standardized behavioral and psychological measures, interpreted together rather than in isolation. Performance-based cognitive testing is added only when the clinical question calls for it.
Clinical Interview & History
A comprehensive interview examining current concerns and relevant developmental, academic, occupational, medical, and psychological history, including school records or report cards when available and strategies or compensations that may have developed over time. Collateral information may be incorporated when clinically useful: for adolescents, from parents, caregivers, teachers, or school records; for adults, from a partner, family member, historical records, or other appropriate sources. Collateral input is not required in every case.
ADHD & Psychological Assessment
Standardized behavioral and psychological measures selected to evaluate ADHD symptoms, functioning, and relevant factors that may contribute to or better explain the presenting concerns. This is part of the focused ADHD evaluation.
Additional Cognitive Testing — When Appropriate
Cognitive or performance-based testing may be added when the referral question calls for a more detailed understanding of cognitive functioning, including areas such as attention, executive functioning, processing speed, learning, or memory. Additional cognitive testing is not required for every ADHD evaluation and is not included in the $2,450 base fee. When added, it is billed separately based on the scope of testing.
Integration, Diagnosis & Recommendations
Findings from the interview, history, standardized measures, records or collateral information, and any additional cognitive testing are integrated to determine whether the overall pattern is consistent with ADHD, whether another explanation may better account for the concerns, whether additional clinical considerations are relevant, and what individualized recommendations are appropriate. The evaluation answers the clinical question; it does not begin with the assumption that ADHD is present.
Expected timeline
From first call to feedback
A small number of evaluations are scheduled each month, so each stage receives the hours it requires.
Consultation
15 minutesA short call to describe what you are noticing.
Step 1 of 5Interview
Week 1Developmental, academic, occupational, and medical history.
Step 2 of 5Assessment
Week 1–2Standardized behavioral and psychological measures, with additional cognitive testing when clinically appropriate.
Step 3 of 5Collateral
Week 2Rating forms and input from a parent, teacher, partner, or other source when clinically useful.
Step 4 of 5Feedback
Week 3The diagnostic answer, the reasoning behind it, and what to do next.
Step 5 of 5
What patients receive
What you leave with
A clear diagnostic answer
Whether the pattern is consistent with ADHD or better explained by something else, documented to the standard universities, employers, and prescribers require.
A written report
Findings, differential reasoning, and accommodation language you can hand over directly.
A working plan
Structure, environment, and strategy built around how your attention actually behaves.
Medication guidance
A clear summary for your prescriber on whether and how medication fits the picture.
Frequently asked
Questions people ask first
I did well in school. Can I still have ADHD?
Yes. Academic or professional success does not rule out ADHD. Strong verbal ability, structure at home, and sheer effort can carry someone for years. For some people, the demands finally outgrow the compensation around graduate school, a promotion, parenthood, or another major increase in responsibility.
Does an ADHD evaluation include cognitive testing?
It depends on the clinical question. Two approaches are offered: a focused evaluation using clinical interview, history, and standardized behavioral and psychological measures, and an evaluation that adds cognitive and performance-based testing when a more detailed look at cognitive functioning is warranted. The $2,450 base fee covers the focused evaluation; additional cognitive testing is billed separately based on its scope. Neither is a lesser version of the other; the approach is chosen according to what needs to be answered, and this is discussed at your consultation.
Will this document support accommodations?
The report is written to address commonly requested documentation standards for universities, licensing boards, testing organizations, and employers. Final eligibility and acceptance are determined by the receiving organization.
Do you prescribe medication?
No. As a psychologist, the role here is diagnosis and planning. The report gives your prescribing physician the detail they need to decide.
Can adolescents be seen?
Yes. ADHD evaluations are available for adolescents and adults, including adolescents with concerns about attention, organization, executive functioning, follow-through, or academic performance.
Clear next steps
How to begin
Request a consultation
A complimentary 15-minute call to describe what you are noticing and hear whether this evaluation answers your question.
Receive an estimate
A Good Faith Estimate and a written plan for scheduling arrive before any work begins.
Reserve your dates
Interview and testing sessions are scheduled together, so the full timeline is known from the start.
Also offered
Psychological Evaluation
Comprehensive assessment of emotional and psychological functioning, for diagnostic clarification and individualized recommendations.
03Neuropsychological / Cognitive Evaluation
An individualized assessment of how you are functioning cognitively, whether something has changed, what may be contributing, and what to do next.
04Pre-Surgical Evaluation
A focused evaluation, with clear documentation on the timeline your procedure requires.
While you wait
The Brain Blueprint™
Written work from this practice — plain-language guides to attention, memory, habit, and recovery. A one-page primer is free to download.
Next step
What happens next
Messages are answered within one business day. Consultations are usually available the same week.
- 01
Book a 15-minute call
Nothing is scheduled or charged at this stage.
- 02
We decide together
Which evaluation answers your question, what it costs, and when it can be held.
- 03
You receive it in writing
Dates, fees, and a Good Faith Estimate, before anything begins.