ADHD Diagnosis & Treatment

Flow Chart

Steps

Step One:

Questions and Doubts

Step Two:

Seeking Professional diagnosis

Step Three:

Seeking ADHD Treatment

Step Four:

Seeking Co-occurring Disorder Treatment

Things you will experience in this stage

  • You have a family member having ADHD.

  • You see your friends having ADHD and you wonder if you have it?

  • People around you joke about you having ADHD.

  • You Always question about whether some of your struggles are unique or you’re different from others.

  • You did some research online about ADHD symptoms and found out that you match with a lot of them!

  • COVID makes you question if you have ADHD.

  • College being so difficult and you wonder if you have ADHD?

  • Remote work makes you start to question about your concentration or getting things done!

You can go through the following two assessments including Biopsychosocial Assessment and ADHD Assessment to diagnose ADHD and it’s co-occurring disorders:

Biopsychosocial Assessment

  • Biological

    • Current Issues, Substance Use, Family History, Sleep Patterns, Diet and Nutrition, Physical Activity, Medical History

  • Psychological

    • Mental Health History, Current Mental State, Coping Mechanisms, Cognitive Functioning, Trauma History

  • Social

    • Family Dynamics, Social Support, Cultural Background, Education and Occupation, Living Situation, Legal Issues, Recreational Activities

ADHD Assessment

Who to reach out?

  • You may have reached out to Google

  • You may have asked your friends or family “do you think I have ADHD maybe?”