Our child ADHD assessment in Adelaide helps families of 5 to 17 year olds understand whether ADHD explains what’s happening at home and school. It happens at our clinics or your child’s school, privately with no referral needed.
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A child ADHD assessment looks at how your child pays attention, manages activity and impulses, and copes at home and school, and whether ADHD or something else explains it. Australian guidelines recommend interviews and questionnaires with information from more than one person, such as parents and teachers.1 You get a written report with recommendations for home and school, and a feedback session.
You might say: Can’t focus or finish schoolwork
Drifting off in class, unfinished work, losing things or not following instructions can come from ADHD, but also from learning, hearing, sleep or worry. The assessment gathers teacher and parent questionnaires to see the whole picture.
You might say: Always on the go
Being unable to sit still, interrupting, or acting before thinking is common in young children, so the assessment looks at how much it affects daily life compared with other children the same age, and in more than one setting.
You might say: Mornings and homework are a battle
Getting ready, starting homework or keeping track of belongings can be very hard for children with ADHD. The report gives practical recommendations for home and school routines.
You might say: Big feelings and frustration
Frustration, meltdowns or low confidence often come with attention difficulties. The assessment also considers anxiety, mood and other conditions that can look like ADHD or occur alongside it.3
You might say: Reading, writing or maths is hard too
Testing of thinking and learning skills is added when a learning disorder is suspected.1 If learning is the main worry, an educational (learning) assessment may suit better.
You might say: Social differences or sensory needs too
Autism is one of the conditions that most often occurs alongside ADHD in children, and some signs overlap.3 If friendships, sensory needs or routines are also a worry, a combined autism and ADHD assessment looks at both in one process, with one report, and costs less than booking the two separately.
Call 08 8166 4700 or send an enquiry. Our team talks through what you’re noticing, the cost and whether the assessment happens at our clinic or your child’s school.
Your psychologist meets with you, in person or by phone or video, about your child’s development, health, family history and what’s happening at home and school.
You and your child’s teacher complete rating questionnaires. Your psychologist then works with your child at our clinic or at school.
You receive a detailed written report, usually within 2–3 weeks, with recommendations for home and school, and a feedback session that explains the findings in plain language.
| Service | Fee (full assessment, report and feedback) |
|---|---|
| ADHD assessment (ages 5 to 17) | $1,800 |
| Combined autism and ADHD assessment | $2,500 |
Fees as listed on our fees and funding page. Each fee covers the interviews, questionnaires and testing, the written report and a feedback session. Our team confirms the fee before the assessment is booked.
ADHD assessments are privately funded. You don’t need a referral from a GP or anyone else to book.
Medicare rebates and NDIS funding can’t be claimed for our assessment fees, so a GP referral or mental health care plan won’t lower the cost. The report can still support an NDIS access request, or support at school, study or work.
Our assessment psychologists are registered with the Psychology Board of Australia and assess children and teens at our clinics and at school. If therapy would help afterwards, our psychology team can support your family.
Ann ParkerPsychologistADHD ages 5 to 60 · also autism and combined autism and ADHDView profile 
Daniela BrkicPsychologistADHD ages 5 to 60 · also learning and IQView profile 
Cecilia NgPsychologistADHD ages 5 to 17Not accepting new clientsView profile All our psychologists are registered with Ahpra.
By phone or video For the parent interview and feedback
Contact us directly. You don’t need a referral from a GP or paediatrician. Our team talks through what you’re noticing and books the parent interview.
We assess ADHD from age 5. For younger children, we offer autism assessments and intellectual disability assessments from age 3, or you can talk with your GP or paediatrician about what you’re noticing.
No. Medicare rebates and NDIS funding can’t be claimed for our assessment fees.
Teachers see your child in a different setting, so they complete questionnaires, and the assessment can happen at school. Guidelines recommend information from more than one setting.1
No. Our psychologists can diagnose ADHD but can’t prescribe. Medication is prescribed by a paediatrician, a psychiatrist or, in South Australia, a specially trained GP for children 8 and over, who will do their own assessment.2
The findings, whether your child meets criteria for ADHD, their strengths, and practical recommendations for home and school. You can share it with the school to help plan support.
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