ADHD assessments for adults
If you think you may have ADHD an expert assessment will give you clarity. It will also enable us to guide you to the treatment that will help you best.
All our ADHD assessments and sessions are carried out online. Here are the steps and what to expect.
For Bupa members please click here.
How a Onebright ADHD assessment works
To be able to help you in the most positive way, we first need to fully understand your neurodevelopmental makeup and needs. Our specialist team will conduct a thorough, expert assessment to ascertain if you do, or don’t, have ADHD.
Screening
Before recommending a diagnostic assessment, our psychology team, led by a consultant clinical psychologist, will assess your neurodevelopmental makeup and needs. If the results indicate you may have ADHD a diagnostic assessment will give you a definitive answer. We will refer you to a Onebright company, Psicon, who have been a leading provider of high quality diagnostic assessments, treatment and support for autism and ADHD for over 20 years.
Understanding you better
Neurodevelopmental conditions like ADHD are always with us, right from birth. That’s why we will ask someone who knows you well (ideally since you were young) to fill in a report form and an online screening tool. This helps us understand more about you and how you were as a child.
If you don’t have someone who can help give details don’t worry. We’ll just ask you to share as much information as you can about how you were as a child. For example, old school reports.
Diagnostic assessment
The diagnostic assessment is carried out by either a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, who are experts in identifying ADHD in adults.
During your appointment, they will conduct a thorough clinical interview. This covers questions about how your symptoms or traits are impacting on your life at home and at work, your relationships, plus what you were like as a child.
All the information that has been gathered (both during and before the assessment) will help determine whether you do, or don’t, meet the threshold for a diagnosis of ADHD.
Diagnostic Report
After your assessment, we’ll share a comprehensive report with you, giving a full explanation of the assessment and our findings in a clear and easy-to-understand way. It will include both our recommendations and helpful signposting for post-diagnostic support and treatment.
Treatment and support
If the results of the assessment indicate that you have ADHD, we will go through the support options that can help and that you feel would work best for you. These can include medication and therapeutic options.
Understanding ADHD
Neurodiversity is part of being human; a fact of life for many millions of children and adults alike. Having a neurodevelopmental (ND) condition doesn’t mean you have a disease that needs to be cured, but that your neurological functions are organised differently to people who are neurotypical. It’s your unique mind.
However, neurodevelopmental differences can cause great distress when not recognised or understood. This is where the importance of adult ADHD assessments comes into play. Once fully assessed and diagnosed, we can offer tools, support and treatment to help individuals move forward with positivity, peace and productivity.
Signs of ADHD may include finding it difficult to get into a hobby or interest, struggling to reach your potential at work, challenges at home or difficulty maintaining relationships.
Begin your journey
You must be aged 18 years or above to access our services.
If you are a Bupa member please visit onebright.com/bupa
Frequently asked questions
In September 2023, Psicon joined the Onebright family, the UK’s leading outpatient private mental health service. With our shared values, and a focus on clinical excellence and patient-centred care, we are very excited about the next chapter and what we can achieve together.
