ADHD Comprehensive Evaluation
This option is best for those looking for a comprehensive evaluation to understand how ADHD may be impacting their academic, occupational, emotional, and relational functioning. This includes individuals needing academic, high-stakes testing, work accommodations, and patients requiring a confirmatory diagnosis for medication management.
Pre-evaluation Process: Intake paperwork, questionnaires, and general mental health screening tools are sent to the client via their client portal
Clinician Review: Review of questionnaires, assessments, and other records/documents shared by the client (may include previous evaluations)
First Appointment: A 90-minute appointment is held via telehealth to review the client’s biopsychosocial history and explore ADHD traits utilizing the DIVA-5 or Young Diva, depending on the client’s age.
Client Steps: On their own time, they complete the QbCheck in their preferred environment and behavior rating scales specific to ADHD, Executive Functioning, and general mental health. These behavior rating scales are also sent to pertinent collaterals.
Follow-up Appointment: 30-minute telehealth appointment to review the evaluation results with therapeutic space for process and exploration
Report Option: A detailed, comprehensive report, typically 8-12 pages, includes background and biopsychosocial information, interpretation and summary of each assessment tool utilized, charts with data, and clinical discussions of the results and any relevant diagnosis
ADHD Computer Screening
This option is best for those seeking to further their understanding of their neurotype or for those seeking screening at the request of their treating clinician.
This option is not likely sufficient for those seeking accommodations for academic or testing purposes.
Pre-evaluation Process: Intake paperwork, questionnaires, and general mental health screening tools are sent to the client via their client portal
Clinician Review: review of questionnaires, assessments, and other records/documents shared by the client (may include previous evaluations)
Client Steps: On their own time, they complete the QbCheck in their preferred environment
Follow-up Appointment: 30-minute telehealth appointment to review the results of the QbCheck
Report Option: A 1-2 Summary Report of the results of the QbCheck is included. This report is not diagnostic and should be used by your treating clinician to support formal diagnosis when appropriate.
- There is no specific test to diagnose ADHD
- Neurodiversity Affirming
- Continuous Performance Tests
- Camouflaging & Masking
- Telehealth Evaluations
Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation is necessary to establish a diagnosis, rule out other causes, and determine the presence or absence of co-existing conditions.
Consequently, the Comprehensive Evaluation is sufficient for most needs while the Computer Screening is best used as additional information to aid in your prescriber’s diagnosis and treatment.
We have intentionally chosen specific assessments for their neurodiversity-affirming, non-pathologizing approach to understanding, assessing, and describing ADHD and the core executive functioning pieces that are often present. These standardized behavior rating scales from the client, their parents and caregivers, teachers, and other collateral sources further inform the evaluation.
The QbCheck and other CPTs are not diagnostic – and not always necessary for diagnosis – but they can help give us a clearer picture of what someone’s ADHD symptoms might look like.
The objective data can be particularly helpful for assessing clients with more classically inattentive presentations that may often be missed as well as clients with co-occurring diagnoses such as anxiety and mood disorders. y
Occasionally, ADHD test-takers who are high camouflaging, high intelligence, or who are interested in the challenge and motivated by the urgency of the test are able to over-focus and appear neurotypical on the QbCheck.
The feedback appointment allows the opportunity for the test-taker’s experience of the objective test to be processed as additional data to inform the evaluation.
QbCheck allows you to complete the computer test in the comfort of your own space using a laptop or desktop computer with a camera. All of the other behavior rating scales and assessments are also sent to you electronically to complete.
FAQs
Evaluation Policies
- For Comprehensive Evaluations, your card on file will be charged $200 when the intake appointment is scheduled, and the remainder will be charged 1 hour before the first appointment.
- For ADHD Screenings, the card on file will be charged the total amount when the computer screening is scheduled, and fees are non-refundable.
- No refunds will be given for deposits, late cancellations within 24 hours, or no shows for the intake appointment
- Arriving late to the intake appointment may require additional time to be scheduled to complete the intake, which will be billed at the current therapy intake rate.
- Complex evaluations requiring additional time will be billed at $185/hour
Self-Pay
Vann Counseling & Consulting is not in-network with any insurance and all clients are self-pay. Additionally, insurance does not typically cover most evaluations for ADHD.
We are happy to provide a superbill for you to attempt insurance reimbursement.
Can the evaluation be used for accommodations for school, work, or for high stakes testing?
The Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation is sufficient for seeking work, school, and high-stakes testing accommodations. We have confirmed with the major testing companies that our evaluation would be accepted. The LSAT requires additional paperwork to be completed, which will incur an additional charge. Please email us before scheduling assessments that will be utilized to seek LSAT accommodations.
However, it is essential to note that a diagnosis does not mean an institution will consider a person disabled under the law. We cannot guarantee that your school, employer, or other institution will be able or willing to implement the accommodations recommended in your report.
Parents of K-12 students who receive an ADHD diagnosis should request in writing that their student be evaluated for a 504 Plan and share their ADHD Evaluation results with the school. You may also get additional documentation support from your child’s physician confirming their diagnosis.
Diagnosis for medication management
Some prescribers are comfortable treating ADHD based on Computer Screening, while others require a Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation. Please ask your prescriber what they require in order to treat ADHD medically.
Getting Started
Evaluations can be booked online using the client portal.
All sessions are telehealth for clients located in FL, GA, & SC
All paperwork is sent to you electronically and must be completed within 48 hours. Once your paperwork is reviewed and approved, the appointment will be confirmed.
Fee for Service
We are not contracted with any insurance companies and all clients are self-pay. Most insurance companies do not cover testing for ADHD.
Schedule a Consultation Call
Not ready to make an appointment? Do you have more questions?
E-mail us to set up a brief consultation call.