Neurodivergent Assessment

What does the evaluation process look like? What can I expect?

All of the evaluation packages include over 2000 hours of clinical interview, tailored assessments, and a review meeting. The clinical interview takes approximately 60 minutes per week for about 20 weeks where we ask structured questions regarding current concerns, your history of mental health, family history of mental health, pregnancy and birth history, developmental milestones, school history (grades, behavior, friendships…), trauma history, living situation growing up and currently, and an extensive medical history including current concerns.

We believe in a narrative, personal evaluation process that involves psycho-education, life-coaching, therapy, and evaluation. The day of the evaluation will begin with a thorough screening, which then leads into our incredibly comprehensive evaluation. The tests we currently use are:

Assessments

~ R-DOS Screening Tool (R-DOS) 

~ Social Responsiveness Scale – Second Edition (SRS-2) 

       Self-report and Informant report 

~ Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) 

~ Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function – Adult Function (BRIEF-A) 

       Self-report and Informant Report 

~ Conners’ Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) 

      Self-report and Informant report 

~ Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1) 

~ Conners 

      Self-report and Informant report 

~ Adaptive Behavior Assessment System – Third Edition (ABAS-3) 

       Self-report and Informant report 

~ Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) 

~ Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adults (ACEQ-A) 

~ Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) 

~ Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) 

~ Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) 

~ Clinical Interviews including Comprehensive Health, Family, Developmental, and Behavioral History Form 

And additionally evaluations, as we continue to learn more about the neurodivergent brain.

The final piece is the report delivery which can take between 90 and 120 minutes. This will describe each test administered and the results as well as a write-up of the clinical interview, a synopsis at the end tying all the information together, and personalized recommendations.