ADHD Evaluation
How the Process Works
Psychiatric Initial Evaluation
(60–90 minutes)
All new patients begin with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation. This first appointment is not the dedicated ADHD assessment; it allows us to understand your concerns, review your medical and mental health history, discuss your current symptoms, and learn how those symptoms are affecting your daily life.
We will also explore factors that may contribute to or overlap with ADHD symptoms, including anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep concerns, mood disorders, and medical contributors such as thyroid conditions, iron deficiency, vitamin deficiencies, or other health concerns.
If ADHD remains a concern after the initial evaluation, we will move forward with a dedicated Comprehensive ADHD Evaluation.
Online ADHD Assessments
Before your ADHD evaluation appointment, you will complete secure online assessments from the comfort of your home.
Depending on your individual evaluation, these assessments may include:
ADHD rating scales and questionnaires
QbCheck objective ADHD testing
Observer questionnaires
Completing these assessments before your appointment allows us to spend your evaluation time focusing on your experiences, reviewing results, and discussing the diagnostic picture rather than gathering information for the first time.
Comprehensive ADHD Evaluation
(90 minutes)
Your dedicated ADHD evaluation is a focused assessment designed to determine whether ADHD may be contributing to your symptoms and whether diagnostic criteria are met.
This evaluation includes a structured ADHD diagnostic interview (DIVA-5), and additionally may include:
Review of completed questionnaires and assessment results
Discussion of childhood symptoms and experiences
Exploration of current symptoms and functional impact
Review of attention, organization, motivation, and emotional regulation challenges
Review of previous records, if available
At the end of the evaluation, we'll discuss the findings, answer your questions, and review recommended next steps.
Before and after the hyperfocus hits.
QbCheck
QbCheck
QbCheck is a computer-based assessment tool that provides objective data on core ADHD symptoms — including attention, impulsivity, and activity level.
For patients without a prior ADHD evaluation involving objective testing, QbCheck is typically required as part of the evaluation process at Ayr Mental Health.
Why Use QbCheck?
ADHD symptoms can look different across individuals and may overlap with other conditions. Objective testing provides an additional source of information to help put your symptoms and clinical presentation into context. For patients without prior objective ADHD testing, QbCheck is typically part of the evaluation process at Ayr Mental Health.
There is no single test that can diagnose ADHD. QbCheck is a supportive assessment tool — not a standalone diagnostic test — your diagnosis is based on a comprehensive evaluation that includes:
Structured clinical interview
Validated rating scales
Childhood and developmental history
Current symptom presentation
Functional impairment across settings
Objective ADHD Assessment
The assessment takes approximately 15–20 minutes.
It is completed remotely using a Mac or Windows laptop computer with a built-in web camera.
A reliable internet connection is required.
The assessment must be completed using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
During the assessment, you complete a standardized, nonverbal attention task while the system measures your responses and physical movement.
QbCheck may also be useful when monitoring treatment over time by providing objective data that can be considered alongside your clinical symptoms and functional response.
Results
Your results are compared with an age- and sex-matched normative group, providing additional information about how your performance compares with others of similar age and sex.
Like all assessment tools, QbCheck has limitations. Results may include false positives (patterns suggesting ADHD when it isn't present) or false negatives (missing ADHD when it is present), so results are interpreted within your broader clinical picture — alongside your history, interview, rating scales, symptoms, and functional impairment — rather than on their own.
QbCheck is one piece of the evaluation — not the diagnosis itself.