ADHD & Learning Assessments
for Children and Adolescents

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and well as neurodivergence more broadly, is a hot topic right now. Mental health and education services, as well as the general public, have rightly celebrated a move away from a gendered diagnostic lens and a focus on only those who were experienced as disruptive by others. Both scientific literature and popular media have been discussing the significant increase in the diagnoses of ADHD. While there is a broad agreement that increased diagnostic scope and clarity is a positive change, there is also a growing concern that the pendulum has swung too far, and that any inattention or restlessness quickly results in a diagnosis without adequate assessment of what else may contribute to the ‘problems’ often associated with ADHD. 

At Person Centred Psychology and Allied Health, we are committed to completing a differential diagnosis. This means we will complete an assessment that seeks to understand all the possible reasons you, or your child or teen, is experiencing symptoms or difficulties.

How will it work?

Assessment will include clinical interview (talking to you) in order to understand developmental history, the things you or your family member is finding difficult, broader mental health and social history, and how your symptoms have varied across time or settings. We will also give you standardised measures to complete at home, as well as recommend in-practice assessments that will support us to understand all the components that may be impacting difficulties.

What will it cost me?

Our assessments are tailored to each individual to ensure we provide the most helpful information and treatment recommendations, without unnecessary testing, therefore we do not have one set cost. However, what we do assure you is that after your initial conversation, your clinician will provide a quote and explain their rationale for the assessments they are recommending.

You can expect that following your first meeting you will be provided with an assessment quote along with a brief explanation for each component of your assessment.

ADHD

• Three single-session clinical interviews which will cover:

  • Parent session to understand family social, emotional, and mental health history $250

  • Parent session to understand child or adolescents' developmental history and presenting difficulties $250

  • Child interview $250

• Scoring of psychometric measures

• 30-minute phone call with teacher or other adult in position to observe across settings

• Report writing (approximately five hours) $200 per hour

• One-hour feedback session to review report and recommendations $250 (where appropriate may include treatment options with assessing clinician).

 Total fee approximately $1950

Optional inclusions:

• Recommendation letter to school $100

• Consult with teacher or other supporting adult $250

COGNITIVE/WISC/IQ TESTING

Often children and young people are encouraged to seek assessment for ADHD due to difficulties in their learning environments. As well as the broader family and social factors included in the parent interviews outlined above, it can be useful to assess for other learning strengths or difficulties to further understand what is contributing to your young person's difficulties.

If not already completed as part of other assessments, clinical interview with parents to establish social, emotional, and mental health history of child and family $250

Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) administration $500

Report writing (approximately three hours) $600

One-hour feedback and recommendation appointment $250

Total fee approximately $1350

Combined ADHD and WISC reduced to approximately $2900