Adult ADHD Assessment

You've been wondering about ADHD for a while, maybe years. The question has surfaced through years of anxiety or depression that didn’t respond well to treatment, being repeatedly told you have potential you haven't lived up to, or through reading about adult ADHD and recognizing your own life in someone else's description.

What you haven't had is a comprehensive clinical assessment from someone whose practice centers on adult ADHD and the conditions that often overlap with it.

I'm Grace Annan, a licensed clinical social worker. I provide comprehensive adult ADHD assessments using the DIVA-5 structured clinical interview. The assessment includes one two-hour session, a written report delivered within 7 to 10 business days, and an ADHD tools workbook you can use right away.

The assessment is conducted online over secure HIPAA-compliant video for adults in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Washington D.C.

Who this assessment is for

This assessment is for adults who notice any of the following:

Trouble starting tasks you know how to do, even ones you care about
Deadlines that feel far away until they're suddenly here
The all-night work session as your default way to get things done
Starting projects with energy and abandoning them before completion
People treating you as more capable than your follow-through shows
A long-standing suspicion that ADHD is underneath the anxiety, depression, or burnout you've been treated for
A partner, friend, or therapist who has suggested you consider an ADHD assessment

The assessment evaluates whether what you're experiencing fits DSM-5 criteria for:

Adult ADHD, predominantly inattentive
Adult ADHD, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
Adult ADHD, combined presentation
ADHD features that don't meet full criteria but still affect daily function
Adjacent conditions that overlap with or mimic ADHD (anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, certain trauma presentations)

What an ADHD answer changes

The question you've been carrying for years (do I have ADHD, or is something else going on) gets a clinical answer. The assessment documents diagnostic impressions in writing, with the clinical rationale behind them, so the wondering stops.

You stop interpreting the missed deadlines, the half-finished projects, the forgotten dentist appointments, and the long history of "has potential" feedback as evidence of laziness or character. The story you've been telling yourself for years gets a different explanation, one that comes from a clinician who's just spent two hours assessing your specific picture.

You bring the report home and your partner finally has clinical language for what they've been seeing for years. The conversation about the forgotten errands, the unreturned calls, and the bills you said you'd handle can start somewhere different than it usually does. Where it goes from there is up to you both. What you don't have to keep doing is having the conversation from inside the lazy-or-don't-care frame.

You walk into a prescriber appointment with a structured clinical document instead of trying to advocate for your symptoms from scratch. Whether stimulant medication is appropriate for your situation, and whether it works if you try it, is between you and your prescriber. The final prescribing decision rests with the medical provider. What changes is that you stop being one of many patients describing vague concerns and become a patient bringing a clinical document.

If the assessment surfaces overlap with autism, anxiety, or an eating-related condition (which is common in adult ADHD presentations), the report documents that, too. You leave with one coherent clinical view of your specific brain, instead of having to assemble fragments across providers.

The workbook offers strategies you can try (body doubling, externalized deadlines, breaking tasks down to the smallest possible first step), and the report becomes a starting point for working with a therapist or coach who specializes in adult ADHD.

Grace Annan, bilingual therapist treating ARFID and body image concerns

About Your Adult ADHD Clinician: Grace Annan, LICSW, LCSW-QS

I'm Grace Annan, a licensed clinical social worker. My practice covers adult ADHD and autism assessments, adult eating disorders and ARFID, body image groups for women navigating body change, and the overlap between these conditions.

Many adults arrive at this assessment after years of informal screening (during a primary care visit, on an online quiz, in a brief psychiatric intake) without ever having a comprehensive structured clinical interview.

The assessment uses the DIVA-5, the standard structured clinical interview for adult ADHD, mapped to DSM-5 criteria. The DIVA-5 is the instrument used in research settings and specialty ADHD clinics, but in this format it's conducted as a clinical conversation, not as testing. We work through focus, follow-through, time perception, restlessness, impulsivity, and how those have shown up across different parts of your life through specific real-life examples, instead of abstract questions. We also screen for anxiety, depression, autism, and other conditions that frequently overlap with or mimic ADHD, so the clinical picture is full instead of partial.

I'm licensed in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Washington D.C.

What you receive

Pre-assessment intake. Secure online forms and brief screening questionnaires completed before our appointment.

Two-hour diagnostic interview over secure, HIPAA-compliant video. We walk through your current symptoms, childhood history, and functional impacts across work, home, and relationships.

Comprehensive written report delivered within 7 to 10 business days. Documents diagnostic impressions, functional impacts, your strengths and compensatory strategies, and personalized recommendations for next steps. Written in plain language you can understand and clinical language a prescriber or therapist can work with.

ADHD tools workbook with practical strategies for focus, organization, time management, and emotional regulation that you can start using right away, regardless of whether ADHD turns out to be the answer.

Body Image Challenges for Connecticut Women

Cost

Flat fee: $900. Includes the pre-assessment intake, the two-hour diagnostic interview, the written report with diagnostic impressions and recommendations, and the ADHD tools workbook. Payment is due at booking.

This is a private-pay clinical service.

Important: this report is NOT designed to support formal workplace accommodations (ADA), academic accommodations, disability determinations (SSDI, SSI, private disability claims), or court-ordered evaluations. Each of those typically requires a full neuropsychological evaluation. If you need an evaluation for any of those purposes, tell me before booking and I'll refer you to a qualified provider.

What this assessment is NOT designed for

The assessment is a one-time clinical evaluation focused on diagnostic clarity and recommendations. When the clinical picture indicates a need for ongoing treatment or a different type of evaluation, the written summary supports your next steps with appropriate referrals. For the report's specific limits around formal accommodations and disability evaluations, see the Cost section above and the FAQ below.

This assessment does not:

Provide ongoing therapy or treatment, or establish a long-term therapy relationship
Serve as a full psychological or neuropsychological evaluation, and does not include psychological testing
Determine eligibility for medication, which is decided by your prescriber
Assess children or teens (ADHD assessment for minors requires different specialty)

This assessment is available to adults residing in:

States Served

DC, FL, NJ, NY, DE, CT

Washington DC, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Delaware & Connecticut

All sessions are conducted over secure, HIPAA-compliant video.

Frequently asked questions

Will I get a clear answer about ADHD from this assessment? Yes. If your symptoms meet DSM-5 criteria for ADHD, the report documents diagnostic impressions of ADHD with clinical rationale, including how the criteria are met. If they don't meet criteria, the report explains what the assessment found, what else may be driving the symptoms, and recommended next steps.

How is this different from online ADHD quizzes or a primary-care screening? Online quizzes and brief primary-care screenings are useful as first signals, but they're not diagnostic. This is a comprehensive clinical assessment conducted by a licensed clinician, using the DIVA-5 (a validated structured diagnostic interview mapped to DSM-5 criteria), over a two-hour session. It results in a written report with diagnostic impressions, functional impacts, and personalized recommendations.

Can my doctor use this report for medication decisions? Many prescribers, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and primary care physicians, accept a thorough clinical assessment as part of their decision-making process for ADHD medication. The final prescribing decision rests with the medical provider.

Do you take insurance? No, this is a private-pay clinical service. The $900 flat fee covers the full assessment, report, and workbook. HSA and FSA funds may be usable for payment depending on your plan.

What can I use the report for, and what is it NOT for? The report supports prescriber conversations about ADHD medication, gives a therapist or ADHD coach a specific clinical baseline, and provides you with a detailed understanding of your own ADHD profile.

Important: this report is NOT designed to support:

Formal workplace accommodations (ADA requests for extra time, schedule changes, or other modifications at your job)
Academic accommodations (extra time on tests, note-taking support, or other modifications at school or in college)
Disability determinations (SSDI, SSI, or private disability insurance claims)
Court-ordered or forensic evaluations

Each of those typically requires a full neuropsychological evaluation, which is a more extensive process involving multiple appointments and standardized cognitive testing. If you need an evaluation for any of those purposes, tell me before booking and I'll refer you to a qualified provider.

What if my ADHD overlaps with autism, anxiety, or an eating-related condition? Overlap is common in adult ADHD presentations. The DIVA-5 framework includes screening for overlapping conditions, and my practice covers adult autism assessments and adult eating disorders as separate offerings, so if a fuller evaluation in one of those areas would be useful, the work can stay inside the same practice instead of getting split across providers.

How soon will I get my report? Within 7 to 10 business days after your appointment.

What if I've been on ADHD medication already without a formal assessment? Some adults are prescribed ADHD medication based on a brief primary-care evaluation and have been on it for months or years without a documented clinical assessment. The DIVA-5 assessment provides the structured diagnostic foundation that wasn't there at the start. The report can support continued treatment decisions with your prescriber and therapist.

Request an Assessment Appointment

Use the form to request an appointment or ask questions about the adult ADHD assessment. I'll respond with available appointment options and next steps within 1-2 business days.

Assessments are conducted online and are available to adults residing in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Washington D.C.