The steps
How an evaluation works
Six steps, in order. You know what comes next at every point.
- 01Two working days
Step 1: First message
You write a few lines in general terms. I reply within two working days and we choose a time for the interview.
- 0260 minutes
Step 2: Interview
60 minutes. Your history, school, work, relationships and health, and what made you ask the question now. Questionnaires come beforehand.
- 03About 4 hours
Step 3: Testing day
About four hours with breaks. Attention, memory, reasoning and speed tasks at a table, and a structured talk about daily life.
- 04Most of the wait
Step 4: Scoring and writing
I score the tests, set them beside your history and the forms from people who know you, and write the report.
- 05About 3 weeks
Step 5: Written report
About three weeks after testing day. Plain language, for you first. You decide who gets a copy.
- 0660 minutes
Step 6: Feedback visit
60 minutes. We read the report together, what it says and does not say, and what to do next.
What gets looked at
What an evaluation looks at
No one test decides it. The report weighs all of these together.
Attention and memory
How you sustain focus, hold information in mind and switch between tasks.
Reasoning and speed
How you solve new problems and how quickly you work through routine ones.
Your history
School, work, family and the years before you can remember, from you and from people who knew you.
Communication and daily life
How you talk, read other people, handle noise, change and routine.
Other explanations
Anxiety, low mood, sleep and health conditions can look like ADHD or autism. I look at them before I conclude.
What helps
Every report ends with suggestions for you and, if you wish, for your doctor.
The line
An evaluation is not therapy
An evaluation answers a question and ends with a report. It is not treatment, and it does not replace therapy.
An evaluation
A set number of visits, a written report, and an answer to a question about how you think and work.
Therapy
Ongoing sessions to work on something with a therapist. I do not offer it, and I help you find someone who does.
Ready to start with the interview?
Write a few lines about what you would like looked at. I reply within two working days.