It appears another deadline has passed you by.
Your desk is full of projects you started and never finished. You don’t remember the last time you sat through a meeting without getting distracted.
Perhaps you have always been like this or maybe it has just gotten worse, but you are also asking what this is.
What ADHD Testing Looks Like
A person searching “do I have ADHD test?” usually wants something definitive.
What is ADHD testing? It’s a clinical evaluation that examines how your brain processes attention, impulses, and executive functions.
This isn’t about taking a quiz online and getting instant results.
Among the features of Mind Glamour PLLC’s assessment are:
- Your childhood and current life history in clinical interviews
- Measuring specific behaviors with standard rating scales
- A cognitive assessment that examines memory and processing
- Occasionally, family members can offer insight into your patterns
The process takes time because ADHD shows up differently in everyone. Some people are hyperactive and impulsive.
Others are quietly inattentive, staring out windows while life passes by. Good testing catches these differences.
Why You Can’t Just Self-Diagnose
You’ve probably taken online quizzes. Maybe you even scored high on them.
But anxiety looks like ADHD. So do many sleep problems, issues with the thyroid, and unresolved trauma.
These conditions can become entangled in complex ways, and misdiagnoses can cost you months and even years of your life.
An experienced clinician is trained in differentiating these threads. They examine the onset of the symptoms, how they have evolved, and any other associated factors.
The purpose is not to put you in a box, but to comprehend the situation so that you can take proper action.
Who Can Actually Diagnose ADHD
What type of doctor diagnoses ADHD? Several professionals have the training:
- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners like Dr. “Swae” Harris at Mind Glamour PLLC
- Psychiatrists who specialize in neurodevelopmental disorders
- Licensed psychologists with neuropsychological testing expertise
- Developmental pediatricians for younger patients
Dr. Harris has worked with people across different backgrounds and age groups.
The Evaluation Process
Walking into your first appointment might feel strange. You’re about to talk to someone. It is perfectly reasonable to feel strange as you walk into your first appointment.
After all, you are about to share with someone all the ways your brain is working in ways you do not want it to.
The good news is that the process at Mind Glamour PLLC is uncomplicated.
The first part is a dialogue. You will discuss what has brought you here, what obstacles you have encountered, and the duration of your struggle.
This is followed by a detailed history – academic performance, employment, relationship changes, the things you have fought, and how long this has been going on.
The standardized measures come next. These are tests that have been validated across thousands of people. They give concrete data points that go beyond “I feel scattered.”
Because Mind Glamour PLLC offers telepsychiatry, you can do this from wherever you’re comfortable.
Sometimes being in your own space actually gives better information about how you function day-to-day.
What Comes After a Diagnosis
An ADHD diagnosis doesn’t make difficulties go away. However, now you have a reason for knowing why you struggle with things that seem easy for others.
Typical treatment includes a combination of:
- Medication to address the neurobiological component
- Cognitive-behavioral strategies for executive dysfunction
- Practical tools for organization and time management
- Sometimes therapy to work through the emotional aftermath of years of struggling
Mind Glamour PLLC may recommend combining medication with therapy. Pills can improve focus.
Cognitive-behavioral stress management addresses the patterns you’ve developed – the procrastination, the avoidance, the negative self-talk that comes from failing at things that should be simple.
Why Accurate Testing Matters
Without a diagnosis, you think you’re just not trying hard enough, or you’re simply too lazy or unmotivated.
Other people seem to manage their lives to such an extent while you are always falling behind, apologizing, and trying to ‘fake it’.
In a clinical setting, an assessment changes the narrative. Not everything is excused, but a lot is explained and it also more importantly, points to valid solutions.
In our practice, we aim to understand your individual presentation and develop a treatment plan tailored to your life, rather than a forced, cookie-cutter plan.
Get Started With Testing
Testing can tell you whether ADHD is what’s making things harder for you than they should be.
Mind Glamour PLLC provides comprehensive evaluations through telepsychiatry, allowing you to get expert assessment from anywhere.
Get a Mind Glamour PLLC ADHD assessment and start working with your brain instead of against it.
FAQs
As an adult, can I get tested?
Yes.
Am I required to bring my report cards from elementary school?
You can bring them if you would like, but you don’t have to. Evaluations from previous schools, or the relevant psychological ones, offer some context.
Will insurance cover this?
Mind Glamour PLLC accepts most commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Check with our office about your plan details.
