A comprehensive ADHD assessment in Melbourne — a careful look at attention, activity, impulsivity and executive functioning, considered across contexts and across the whole lifespan rather than against a single idea of 'normal'.
Children, teens & adults
DIVA-5 interviews
Strengths-based, not deficit-based
Cognitive assessment included
examples of WHO IS IT FOR
A child who's bright and capable but can't get started, or can't stop.
A teen whose effort and results never seem to match, and who's tired of being called lazy.
An adult — often late-identified — who's read about ADHD and finally recognised themselves.
A family who want language and understanding, whether or not the outcome unlocks funding.
Attention & focus
How attention is directed, sustained, and shifted — including hyperfocus, and the things that quietly pull focus away.
Activity & impulsivity
Restlessness (including internal presentations), movement, and acting before thinking — and how these look across different settings, not just in the room with us.
Executive functioning
Planning, starting, organising, remembering and following through — the skills that quietly run a day, and the ones most worth supporting.
Lifespan & masking history
How the picture looked at four, at ten, and now — and what's been masked or worked around, at what cost. Late-identified adults are a large part of who we support.
Bright, capable, and somehow always behind.
Homework that takes three hours and a lot of tears.
Losing things, forgetting things, running late — despite really trying.
A teenager whose school reports say "not applying themselves."
A young person told years ago they "couldn't have ADHD" because they did well at school.
An adult who's held it together for years and is exhausted from the effort.
HOW IT WORKS
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STEP ONE
A first conversation
A 60-minute intake. For children and teens this is a parent/carer session gathering developmental history; for adults it's a self-referral intake gathering background and history. With your consent we may collect information from teachers, GPs or previous reports. Telehealth available where appropriate.
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STEP TWO
Diagnostic interviews & testing
A structured diagnostic interview using the DIVA-5 (or Young-DIVA-5), alongside cognitive assessment (WISC-V for children and teens, WAIS-5 for adults) and standardised questionnaires (for example: Conners-4, BRIEF-2) completed across home, school or work. Usually spread across sessions to keep things calm. Telehealth available where appropriate.
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STEP THREE
The report
A thorough written report that pulls all the threads together — interviews, testing, observations — in plain language, with concrete recommendations for home, school or work, and supports.
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STEP FOUR
Feedback session
A 60-minute session walking you through the results, what they mean and possible next steps. You can bring whoever needs to be there. You'll leave with the report and a clear summary of options to consider. Telehealth available where appropriate.
TESTS & TOOLS
DIVA-5 or Young DIVA-5
DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW FOR ADHD
A structured interview covering how ADHD shows up across the lifespan — at home, school and work — in the person's own words, alongside the people who know them.
Cognitive assessment
WISC-V (CHILDREN) · WAIS-5 (ADULTS)
A full cognitive profile — verbal reasoning, visual problem-solving, working memory, processing speed. It shows how this brain handles information before we interpret anything else.
Conners-4 & BRIEF-2
MULTI-INFORMANT QUESTIONNAIRES
Standardised questionnaires completed across home, school or work — so we see how attention and executive functioning shift with environment and demand.
Developmental history
INTERVIEW & RECORDS
Early milestones, school reports, and previous assessments. ADHD is present from childhood, so the early years matter even in an adult assessment.
CAARS (adults)
CONNERS ADULT ADHD RATING SCALES
For adult assessments, a self-and-observer rating scale focused on adult ADHD — capturing how symptoms show up in day-to-day life now.
Measures are selected to suit age, language, and the question being asked — so the exact set may differ slightly from the list above. We'll tell you what we're using and why.
ADHD assessment
CHILDREN
$2,800
ADULTS
$2,800
INCLUDED IN THE FEE
All test materials
Time to administer, score and interpret results
All client sessions required for the assessment
A detailed written report
Rebates & funding
Medicare rebates don't generally cover assessments. Some clients may be eligible for rebated assessment appointments under a referral — please check your eligibility with your GP or paediatrician.
We work with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants. Many private health extras policies cover a portion — check with your insurer, and we'll provide an invoice you can submit.
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COMBINED ASSESSMENTS
ADHD + Autism
$3,800
$3,400
ADHD + SLD
$3,800
$3,800
ADHD + Autism + SLD
$4,600
$4,300
ADHD FAQ
Not sure if an ADHD assessment is right for you?
Tell us a bit about what's prompting the question, and we can talk it through — whether an assessment is the right step, and which one fits. We see children, teens and adults across Melbourne.
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