ADHD & ExecUtive FunctionING Evaluation
What is ADHD
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, impulse control, and self-regulation. It can impact learning, behavior, emotional functioning, and daily organization across home, school, and work settings.
What are Executive Functions?
Executive functions are mental skills that help a person plan, organize, manage time, control impulses, and regulate behavior to achieve goals. Executive function disorders may impact academic performance, interpersonal relationships, and many other areas of adaptive functioning.
What is not?
- Not laziness
- Not poor parenting
- Not a lack of intelligence
- Not something people “grow out of” in many cases
- Cognitive delays
Who is the evaluation tailored for?
Children, adolescents, and adults with concerns related to social interaction, communication, sensory processing, or behavioral rigidity.
What’s Included
- Clinical interview and developmental history
- Records review (as available)
- Standardized cognitive assessment and/or profile
- Standardized assessment of attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity
- Standardized computerized assessments (when appropriate)
- Behavioral observations
- Rating scales completed by the individual, caregivers, and/or teachers (when appropriate)
- Sensory Processing assessments (when appropriate)
- Comprehensive diagnostic report with DSM-5-TR criteria and recommendations