Adult ADHD & Autism Evaluations

No, I do not bill insurance for ADHD or Autism evaluations.

Yes, there is a place on the interest form to indicate you would like to discuss a payment plan. Payment plans are tailored to your needs and full payment is required before feedback appointment.

First this is common, ADHD and Autism often co-occur with other conditions. My evaluation process assesses for co-occurring conditions and when present makes recommendations for them as well if applicable.

That’s okay. Understanding your early development is an important part of the evaluation. However, you are not expected to have a perfect memory of your childhood or to arrive with a complete collection of school records. We’ll work with the information that is available. If there are gaps or uncertainty, we’ll talk through those together rather than expecting you to fill in the blanks.

Neurodiversity-affirming means I recognize brain differences and those differences don’t need to be pathologized nor do they mean broken.

During an evaluation, I look at the whole person, including your strengths, challenges, lived experiences, and the ways you’ve learned to navigate a world that may not always fit how your brain works. I don’t approach ADHD or Autism as something that needs to be “fixed”. At the same time, being neurodiversity-affirming doesn’t mean ignoring difficulties or minimizing the ways ADHD or Autism can affect your life. We’ll look honestly at what is challenging, what supports you need, and what strategies may help you function and feel more like yourself.

You may want to consider an ADHD evaluation if you:

• Have difficulty starting, organizing, prioritizing, or completing tasks, even when you know exactly what needs to be done
• Struggle with time management, deadlines, or frequently underestimate how long things will take
• Become easily distracted or find it difficult to sustain attention on tasks
• Experience periods of intense focus or “hyperfocus” on things that interest you
• Frequently lose, misplace, or forget things
• Have developed elaborate systems, reminders, or coping strategies to compensate for difficulties with attention or executive functioning
• Find that these patterns have been present for much of your life, even if they weren’t recognized as ADHD at the time

You may want to consider an Autism evaluation if you:

• Find social interaction tiring, confusing, or something you have learned to navigate by consciously studying or observing others
• Feel like you have learned to “perform” socially or change aspects of yourself depending on who you are around
• Experience sensory sensitivities to sounds, lights, textures, smells, tastes, or physical sensations
• Have a strong preference for routines, predictability, or knowing what to expect
• Develop deep or highly focused interests that you can spend significant amounts of time exploring
• Have repetitive movements, behaviors, or ways of doing things that help you regulate or feel comfortable
• Have often felt different from other people or as though you are observing social life rather than naturally fitting into it

If things in both sections apply to you then consider a combined ADHD and Autism evaluation.

An evaluation isn’t only about receiving a diagnosis. It’s about understanding what may be contributing to your experiences.
If you don’t meet criteria for ADHD or Autism, we will explore other factors that may better explain the challenges you’re experiencing. Sometimes symptoms overlap with anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep difficulties, hormonal changes, or other mental health or medical factors.
You’ll receive an explanation of the evaluation findings, including areas of strength and difficulty, along with recommendations based on what we learn.

I provide medication management services and make referrals to other professionals when other services are needed.

Your evaluation report may be useful documentation when requesting accommodations related to ADHD or Autism. However, receiving a diagnosis does not automatically guarantee accommodations. Schools, universities, employers, and licensing or testing organizations have their own processes and requirements for determining reasonable accommodations.
When appropriate, your evaluation report can document your diagnosis, relevant functional challenges, and recommended supports. You can then use this documentation as part of the accommodation process with your school or workplace.
Because requirements vary by setting, I recommend checking with your school’s disability/accessibility office or your employer’s human resources or accommodation department to understand what documentation they require.