Adult ADHD Assessment
Neuroaffirmative online ADHD assessment for adults in Ireland.
Many adults begin exploring whether they may be ADHD after years of finding attention, organisation, time management, emotional regulation or everyday demands more difficult than expected.
For some people, recognising ADHD provides a new way of understanding patterns that have been present since childhood but were not identified at the time. You may have developed effective ways of coping while still finding that managing work, relationships, responsibilities or everyday life requires considerable effort.
At BlueSky Psychology, ADHD assessment is approached from a neuroaffirmative perspective. The aim is not simply to identify difficulties or assign a diagnostic label, but to develop a fuller understanding of how you experience and navigate the world.
Why Might I Consider an ADHD Assessment?
There is no single way of experiencing ADHD. You may be considering an assessment because you recognise longstanding patterns relating to:
- Maintaining attention or concentration
- Starting or completing tasks
- Organisation and time management
- Forgetfulness or frequently losing things
- Procrastination
- Managing competing demands
- Restlessness or feeling internally driven
- Impulsivity or acting quickly
- Regulating emotions
- Becoming easily overwhelmed
- Periods of intense focus on particular activities
- Inconsistent performance despite your abilities
Recognising some of these experiences does not necessarily mean that you are ADHD. Assessment provides an opportunity to explore these patterns within the broader context of your development, circumstances, strengths and needs.
A Neuroaffirmative Approach
Neuroaffirmative practice recognises neurological differences as part of natural human diversity.
ADHD is not approached simply as a collection of deficits or behaviours that need to be corrected. Assessment considers both the challenges you may experience and the strengths, adaptations and ways of thinking that form part of your individual experience.
We also recognise that difficulties often arise from the interaction between a person's neurotype and environments or expectations that may not suit the way they function best.
The purpose of assessment is therefore to develop greater understanding and clarity, including identifying areas where different strategies, environments or supports may be helpful.
Step 1: Initial ADHD Consultation
Before beginning the formal ADHD assessment process, we meet for a 60-minute consultation to explore your experiences and what has led you to consider whether you may be ADHD.
This provides an opportunity to discuss the patterns you have noticed, whether further assessment appears appropriate and what you hope an assessment might provide for you.
Initial consultation: €175
If you proceed with the full ADHD assessment following your consultation, the €175 consultation fee is deducted from the assessment fee.
Step 2: Your ADHD Assessment
If you proceed with assessment, you will receive questionnaires exploring your experiences, background and developmental history. These can be completed at your own pace.
You will also be offered questionnaires that can be completed by a family member or partner if you feel comfortable involving them.
We then meet for two one-hour assessment sessions to explore your experiences collaboratively and consider how they may align with ADHD.
The assessment considers areas such as attention, organisation, time management, activity levels, impulsivity, emotional regulation, everyday functioning and developmental history.
We also consider your strengths, the strategies you may already use and the amount of effort involved in managing different aspects of everyday life.
Why Do We Explore Childhood and Development?
ADHD is understood as a neurodevelopmental difference, so assessment considers patterns across your life rather than focusing only on your current circumstances.
We may explore experiences relating to school, attention, organisation, activity levels, learning, friendships and everyday responsibilities when you were younger.
Where appropriate and available, information from someone who knew you during childhood or relevant childhood records may contribute to the assessment.
We recognise that not everyone has access to family members, school reports or other historical information. This can be discussed as part of your individual assessment.
ADHD, Autism & Other Experiences
Human experiences do not always fit neatly into separate categories.
ADHD and autism can co-occur, and experiences associated with ADHD can also overlap with or be influenced by anxiety, trauma, sleep, stress, mood and other aspects of psychological wellbeing.
A comprehensive assessment therefore considers your experiences as a whole rather than interpreting individual characteristics in isolation.
If another explanation or an additional area for exploration appears relevant, this can be discussed with you as part of the assessment process.
Step 3: Feedback & Your Report
Your feedback appointment usually takes place approximately 2–3 weeks after your assessment sessions.
This allows time for the assessment information to be considered carefully and gives you an opportunity to reflect on questions you may wish to discuss.
During the feedback session, we will discuss the assessment outcome and what the findings may mean for you.
You will receive a comprehensive psychological report, together with relevant resources and individualised recommendations.
If the assessment does not support an ADHD diagnosis, we will discuss the findings with you and consider what else may help explain the experiences that led you to seek assessment.
Adult ADHD Assessment Fee
€1,000
The full assessment fee includes the assessment process, feedback and comprehensive written psychological report.
The €175 initial consultation fee is deducted from the €1,000 assessment fee if you proceed with the assessment.
Online ADHD Assessment
Adult ADHD assessments can be provided online where clinically appropriate.
For some neurodivergent adults, meeting from a familiar environment may reduce the practical, sensory or organisational demands associated with travelling to an unfamiliar clinic.
You will need a private space, a reliable internet connection and a device suitable for video appointments.
Online adult ADHD assessments are available throughout Ireland.
What About ADHD Medication?
BlueSky Psychology provides psychological assessment and does not prescribe ADHD medication.
If ADHD is identified and you would like to explore medication, you will need to discuss this separately with an appropriately qualified medical professional.
Medication is only one possible form of support following ADHD identification. Your assessment feedback and report may also include individualised recommendations relating to everyday strategies, psychological wellbeing, work or education where appropriate.
Understanding Yourself Through a Different Lens
For some adults, discovering that they are ADHD provides an important new framework for understanding experiences that may previously have been interpreted as laziness, lack of motivation, disorganisation or not trying hard enough.
Assessment can help you understand not only areas that have been difficult, but also the strategies you have developed, the environments in which you function best and the support that may make everyday life more manageable.
Assessment is not intended to define you by a diagnosis.
Our aim is to provide a respectful and psychologically informed understanding of your individual strengths, differences, needs and experiences.
Considering an Adult ADHD Assessment?
The first step is a 60-minute consultation to explore what has led you to consider ADHD assessment and whether proceeding with a formal assessment may be helpful.
