ADHD ASSESSMENTS FOR TEENS WANTING TO GAIN FOCUS AND IMPROVED SELF-CONTROL
We conduct ADHD testing for teens and adults in Connecticut
Daily Life With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
ADHD is a disorder that some children, teens, and adults live with, day in and day out. Are you or your teen easily distracted, impulsive, or hyperactive? Quick to anger or over-reactions? Have rigid or all-or-nothing thinking? If so, it’s possible that you or your teen have ADHD.
Our therapists specialize in ADHD testing and neurodiverse care to help you and your teen develop skills to manage ADHD and the associated challenges.
- Having difficulty staying on task
- Regularly forgetting their responsibilities…even the routine tasks
- Having academic or career challenges, despite having a good grasp of the material
- Being quick to anger or irritable
- Tends to make impulsive decisions
Those signs, and others, suggest that your teen may be struggling with ADHD. Our skilled counselors offer expertise and help you get to the root of problem.
The Benefits of ADHD Testing
ADHD assessments include evidence based assessments and interviews designed to gain insights into the core symptoms of ADHD-inattention, activity,and impulsivity.
ADHD testing and a comprehensive evaluation will lead to an accurate diagnosis, instead of over-diagnosis or misdiagnosis. An accurate diagnosis can provide several benefits to your teen:
- Help guide individualized care plan to their specific needs
- Provide valuable insights into your teen’s strengths and challenges related to attention and self-control.
- Improve your teen’s self-awareness and foster greater self-confidence
- Improve academic interventions and performance
- Early intervention and proper treatment are shown to increase long-term treatment success
Determining if someone is living with ADHD is not done in isolation. We provide a report that offers valuable insights to support teens and families in communicating with pediatricians and schools, so they can identify the best next steps.
The ADHD Assessment and Treatment Process
Mindful Healing applies an evidence-based assessment process designed to identify if your teen has ADHD. If so, we provide the highest quality care for your teen. This includes a set of steps, with one building on the next in a thoroughly integrated manner. By doing so, you and your teen know what to expect each step of the way.
The Comprehensive ADHD Assessment
Our skilled clinicians are Certified ADHD Clinical Professionals. This means they are experts in ADHD testing to ensure an accurate diagnosis. The assessment includes:
- A pre-appointment survey is conducted prior to the evaluation appointment.
- A psycho-social evaluation contributes to the overall assessment
- The survey includes a behavioral observations assessments for parents, teachers, and other professionals to complete
- You’ll complete a thorough family history that contributes information relevant to your teen’s life and makeup
- The appointment and evaluation consists of three components:
- A clinical interview
- Questionnaires
- Cognitive testing
- Results: We provide you with a written report within one week of the evaluation that outlines your teens results and ADHD profile. A licensed and certified ADHD professional will review the results with you to provide valuable insights and our individualized treatment plan and recommendations.
