If your child is struggling with focus, impulsivity, or restlessness and you have been wondering whether ADHD might be at the root of it, a comprehensive child ADHD assessment may finally give your family the clarity and direction you have been looking for.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that are inconsistent with the child's developmental level and that significantly affect functioning across multiple settings including home, school, and social environments.
When ADHD goes unidentified, children often spend years in environments that attribute their challenges to character rather than neurology. They are told they are not trying, not listening, or not living up to their potential. Over time these messages become internalized, and the secondary impacts of undiagnosed ADHD including low self esteem, anxiety, school avoidance, and social difficulties can become as significant as the ADHD itself. Early and accurate assessment gives families the language, the understanding, and the formal documentation needed to access the right support at the right time. It gives children the experience of being understood rather than judged, and it gives parents the confidence to advocate effectively for their child across every environment in which they spend their time.
Book a consultation with our team today to learn how a comprehensive ADHD assessment can give you the answers, the direction, and the confidence to build a plan that truly works.
The process begins with meeting a clinician to discuss background, medical, developmental, and educational history, symptoms and their severity, major life events, and family make up to better understand your unique case.
To build a precise picture of how your brain is functioning, we use clinically validated attention and neurocognitive assessments. WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) — Measures cognitive ability across verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, working memory, and processing speed for adults WIAT-IV (Wechsler Individual Achievement Test) — Evaluates academic performance across reading, written language, mathematics, and oral language for both children and adults Neurocognitive Assessment Battery — A comprehensive evaluation of verbal and visual memory, simple and complex attention, cognitive flexibility, processing speed, reaction time, working memory, reasoning, motor speed, and executive functioning. All results are compared against age and gender norms to identify where your brain is performing and where targeted support may be beneficial MMPI-3 The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3TM) is a validated, standardized, self-report assessment to help in the diagnosis of mental health conditions. Conners CPT 3 (Conners Continuous Performance Test) — Measures visual attention, inattentiveness, impulsivity, sustained attention, and vigilance to identify attentional difficulties including ADHD
Once all testing and questionnaires are completed, we discuss the results of tests and questionnaires, explain what they mean, talk about if a diagnosis is warranted, and then give you a chance to ask questions. The findings of the assessment are composed into a written report with detailed recommendations.
$2150 (price subject to change depending on the amount of questionnaires or additional assessments requested). Please note this is an example assessment plan and your assessment plan can only be finalized after your first meeting with a clinical psychologist.
If your child’s challenges with attention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity are persistent, present across multiple settings, and significantly affecting their academic performance, social relationships, or emotional wellbeing despite reasonable support and accommodations, a formal assessment is worth pursuing. School based support can be helpful, but it cannot provide a formal diagnosis, identify coexisting conditions, or generate the clinical documentation needed to access formal accommodations and IEP support. A comprehensive assessment gives you a complete picture and a clear path forward.
ADHD often presents differently across settings, and the inattentive presentation in particular can be masked in structured classroom environments where external structure compensates for internal dysregulation. Many children hold it together at school and release the pressure at home, leaving parents to carry the impact of challenges that are less visible to teachers. A comprehensive assessment captures functioning across multiple settings through parent and teacher rating scales and direct cognitive testing, giving a complete picture regardless of how the presentation varies across environments.
Where the assessment findings support a diagnosis of ADHD, this will be clearly documented in the written report along with the specific presentation, severity, and its implications for your child’s daily life and development. In cases where ADHD is not confirmed, the assessment will still provide valuable insight into the factors driving your child’s challenges and offer clear recommendations for what steps are most likely to help. In some cases the assessment may also identify coexisting or alternative conditions that better explain the presenting picture.
A comprehensive ADHD assessment report from a registered psychologist is typically the documentation required by schools and school boards to access formal accommodations, modified programming, extended time, or an Individual Education Plan
