Young person ADHD assessment

We provide a high-quality ADHD diagnostic assessment pathway for young people. Our assessments are NICE compliant and are recognised by the NHS, schools, colleges and other organisations. 

Please note, we provide a diagnostic service, not a prescription service. If you would like to explore medication options after your young person's assessment, you can discuss this with your GP after the assessment, or we can refer you to a private prescriber. 

Our young person ADHD assessments are led by one of our clinical psychologists.

Here is an outline of the assessment process:

♦ Questionnaires & background information

 First, you and your young person will complete some questionnaires at home. We’ll also request information from their school or, if not in school, another professional or someone outside the family who knows them well. Any relevant medical, school, or professional reports will also be reviewed.

♦ The assessment day

On the assessment day we will meet you to find out about your young person's developmental history, and their current strengths, needs and differences. We will use "gold standard" diagnostic assessment tools, carried out to consider your child's experiences against the ADHD diagnosis criteria (such as the Young Diva-5). We will meet with your young person to find out about their interests, strengths and day to day experiences, as well as observe their interactions and behaviours. Your child will also complete a computer-based assessment called the QbCheck. 

♦ Clinical discussion & feedback

 We will consider the assessment outcome immediately after we have met with you and your child on the assessment day, and we will then feedback the outcome to you in person. 

♦ Detailed report 

Our detailed diagnostic report will be sent to you securely via email. Individualised recommendations and support suggestions are provided regardless of the assessment outcome, tailored to reflect your child's strengths, needs and differences. 

We are in Whitstable, Kent, which is within easy reach of Canterbury, Faversham, Herne Bay, Maidstone, Medway, Ashford, Sittingbourne, Thanet, Dover and Deal.