This clinic only assesses adults who have questions about ADHD. We do not assess children 17 years and under though we can offer resources for local pediatric neuropsychologists or psychologists who offer this service for children.

There are three different appointments (clinical interview, testing, feedback of results) that are scheduled to complete this evaluation.

In addition to individual testing, collateral information is important for these evaluations. A release of information (ROI) will be completed by the individual on the scheduled testing day. This will allow legal permission for our neuropsychologist to reach out to this collateral informant to conduct a secondary interview on the scheduled testing day, along with completion of questionnaires over the phone with the evaluator. Collateral contact will be collected from someone who knew the individual well during their childhood, such as parents or siblings, extended family, friends, teachers, coaches, mentors. A completed release of information (ROI) will allow legal permission for our neuropsychologist to reach out to this collateral informant to conduct a secondary interview on the scheduled testing day, along with completion of questionnaires over the phone with the evaluator.

• Complete of a comprehensive health history form which is required prior to scheduling. The clinical interview will consume the majority of the first appointment so it is very important the health history is completed prior to the first appointment.

• Create a Simple Practice user account so you can easily navigate forms, communication and more with your provider.

• Identify a childhood collateral informant and their contact information.

• 50% of the total charges payment is required to secure your appointment. This payment will be applied to the total amount billed. You may upload your preferred payment method on Simple Practice.

Many hours are allotted for these appointments that involve a multitude of tasks and time. ADHD testing is highly sought out at this time and some patients have been waiting a long time to get into testing. Due to the work and patient demand, there is a strict no-call/no-show, missed appointment, and late cancellation policy for this clinic. To meet the community’s needs for assessments, it is important to keep and maintain these appointments. As such, a nonrefundable $500.00 fee will be charged for No-Call/No-Show, Missed Appointments, and Late Cancellations (within five business days). If you need to cancel or reschedule, please be sure to do so within a reasonable time frame (within five business days). Emergency situations such as family emergencies or poor driving conditions will be taken into account as we understand these things happen and cannot always be predicted.

The ADHD evaluation is intended to only confirm or rule-out a diagnosis of ADHD in a clinical setting.

We do not provide specific academic or standardized testing accommodations (e.g., SAT, LSAT, GRE). However, full reports are available to provide to student services at an academic or testing institution, who can determine the eligibility for specific accommodations.

• Yes, we are providing ADHD evaluations. This is a limited scope to ADHD-only clinical evaluations, and we will not be assessing other neurodevelopmental disorders (such as autism spectrum or learning disabilities). We will not be recommending specific accommodations for academic institutions, including standardized testing. However, should a patient be diagnosed with ADHD, the patient can present the final diagnostic report to their respective academic institution to discuss accommodations.

• We require that an additional interview with an individual who knew the patient well in childhood (prior to the 6th grade), as well as an other-report questionnaire (which will be completed over the phone during the interview with the evaluator).

• These evaluations tend to be shorter without a focus on paper-pencil/performance-based testing. ADHD evaluation utilizes a psychodiagnostic evaluation (compared to a neuropsychological evaluation). The testing session will include completing many questionnaires; during this time, the evaluator will reach out to the identified childhood collateral informant (see above) for an interview and to complete an other-report questionnaire over the phone.

• Please contact us at 503-862-8310 if you are interested in an ADHD-only clinical evaluation to discuss the scheduling and testing process. While neuropsychological testing is by provider referral only, we accept both referral by provider and self-referral for ADHD evaluations.The testing session will be completing many questionnaires; during this time, the evaluator will reach out to the identified childhood collateral informant (see above) for an interview and complete an other-report questionnaire over the phone.

• NOTE: ADHD evaluations are billed to the patient at a flat fee. A “superbill” will be provided at the end of ADHD evaluation that the patient can submit to their insurance for reimbursement. It is strongly recommended you check in with your healthcare insurer to inquire about coverage for psychodiagnostic services for ADHD. To learn more about a superbill, please visit: https://www.goodrx.com/insurance/health-insurance/superbill-therapy

Synapse & Soul providers cannot provide any recommendations about medications as this is outside our professional scope of practice. Please contact your prescribing provider (such as your primary care provider) or connect with psychiatric prescribing services (psychiatrist, psychiatric NP). With your permission, we are happy to collaborate with your other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care.

We charge flat fee. Please call our office at 503-862-8310 for our current rates. We require 50% of fees at the scheduling and will charge the remaining at the feedback session. We are not in-network providers for any insurances but will provide a Superbill if you are interested in submitting a claim with your insurance independently. To learn more about a Superbill, please visit this external site [https://www.carecloud.com/continuum/what-is-a-superbill/].

Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity at this time to provide treatment for ADHD. However this is subject to change in the future. During the feedback session, we can discuss resources and how to connect with other local providers for possible treatment options.