ADHD Testing for Adults
Assessments for ADHD range from free online quizzes to comprehensive professional testing, with many options in between.
Some tests have a limited scope, including only certain components, and may not provide a full analysis or a certain diagnosis.
Concurrently, practitioners and organizations that offer ADHD testing range from ADHD coaches to General Practitioners (MD’s), Psychiatrists (MD’s) and Doctors of Psychology (PsyD’s).
In the absence of guideline standards and legal definitions for ADHD testing, it’s easy to understand how individuals feel uncertain about which test is best, who to engage for testing, the cost of testing, whether insurance will cover it, if a diagnosis received is accurate, and how to use results to pursue a pathway for treatment.
At ADHD Assessment Clinic, we openly share our process and the components of our testing.
We want you to understand exactly what our testing includes, what we are looking for, and what you will receive upon completion of your assessment. Working with us means questions are answered, doubt is left behind, and you not only know what your symptoms mean but what steps to take next.
The pillars of our comprehensive ADHD assessment consist of:
Testing and analysis by experienced, licensed Psychologists who specialize in ADHD testing, with years of training and education specifically in assessment for the condition.
One of the most advanced, complete assessments for ADHD available, including a clinical interview, multi-component testing, and assessment for learning disability (often co-occurring with ADHD) in one package.
A confidential, actionable Neuropsychological Report with Feedback Session comprehensively detailing test results and providing next steps recommendations.
HIPPA-Compliant Telehealth options, record-keeping, and safeguarded communication that ensures your experience with the clinic, progress and results are 100% secure and completely confidential.
Our comprehensive ADHD assessment for adults includes a Clinical Interview, complete ADHD Testing and the Neuropsychological Report and Recommendations with Feedback Session.
To share the thoroughness of our testing, we offer details of the objective portion of our assessment, ADHD testing, and the component tests included, below.
Comprehensive Test Components
Purpose in the assessment for ADHD
What Test Measures
Tests to Determine ADHD
Attention and Concentration
We evaluate the ability to sustain attention, resist distractions, and maintain effort over time, as these are commonly impacted in individuals with ADHD.
Memory
We assess visual and verbal memory, as well as immediate and delayed memory. This helps us evaluate how impaired attention affects the encoding, maintenance, and manipulation of auditory and visual information in immediate, delayed, and working memory tasks.
Tests to Determine Academic Functioning
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary
Provides valuable information, particularly related to dyslexia. We assess an individual’s understanding of written material, their reading rate, and grasp of vocabulary in a context.
Writing Difficulties
Implemented to assess for a learning disability like dysgraphia, we evaluate difficulties with written expression.
Math Problem-Solving, Numerical Operations, and Math Fluency
Provides valuable information, particularly related to dyscalculia. We assess an individual’s ability to make sense of mathematical ideas, knowledge, and retrieval of mathematical facts, as well as their ability to recall basic facts.
We want to recognize patients’ perceptions of their executive functioning to better understand their experiences. We also want to assess and compare it to their actual executive functioning abilities by evaluating their ability to plan, problem-solve, shift between tasks, inhibit their responses, and adapt to changing tasks, as these can impact academic, social, and occupational functioning.
Executive Functioning
Assessing various aspects of personality, including mood, interpersonal functioning, and cognitive and emotional styles, alongside severe comorbid conditions, helps us prioritize treatment, particularly when individuals present with severe depression, suicidal ideation, substance abuse, or PTSD. This ensures that urgent issues are addressed before focusing on ADHD symptoms.
Personality
We assess verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed. This helps us understand how individuals with relatively high scores may mask their symptoms through compensatory abilities, while also shedding light on attentional deficits through measures like processing speed, visual-motor coordination, and executive functioning.
Information Processing