It was never about willpower.
You can be bright, capable and still lose your keys, miss deadlines, or drift away in the middle of a conversation. This assessment looks at whether ADHD explains it, or whether something else does.
What is an ADHD assessment?
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, impulse control and activity levels. It starts in childhood, but plenty of adults reach their thirties or forties before anyone looks. The assessment is a careful conversation about your history, supported by a screening questionnaire.
This assessment helps you see
- ✓ Whether trouble with focus, organising and finishing is a pattern, and since when
- ✓ How restlessness or impulsiveness shows up for you
- ✓ Whether it appears at work, at home and in relationships
- ✓ Whether anxiety, low mood, poor sleep or past stress could be causing it instead
- ✓ Practical next steps
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The questionnaires we use
I choose from these depending on your question.
- ASRS v1.1 screener. Six questions about the past six months: finishing projects, getting organised, remembering, putting things off, fidgeting, feeling driven. It's a screen. It can't diagnose ADHD on its own. You fill it in at home.
- A detailed conversation. This does most of the work. We go through your history from childhood onwards: school, work, relationships.
- Other forms, if needed. Mood and anxiety can look like ADHD, so I may add a short mood or anxiety form (PHQ-9, GAD-7 or DASS-21) to rule them in or out.
How it works
You complete the screener at home. In the session, I ask about how things were when you were a child and how they are now. If you can, think of someone who knew you as a child and might remember. Then we talk through what I found and what to do next.
Questions people ask
Can a six-question screen diagnose ADHD?
No. It tells me whether to look closer. The conversation carries the weight.
I did well at school. Could I still have ADHD?
Yes. Structure, deadlines and a good memory can hide it for years, until life gets less structured.
Will medication be recommended?
Medication is a decision for a doctor. If it seems worth considering, I'll say so and help you prepare for that conversation.
Is this only for children?
No. This assessment is for adults, 18 and over.