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ADHD Assessment Prep Sheet
Everything a clinician will ask, written down before the appointment: symptoms with real examples, childhood, other settings, what you have tried.
An ADHD assessment looks for symptoms present since childhood, in more than one area of life, with a real cost. Memory under stress is a poor witness: write the facts down now, bring the sheet, and hand it over.
What is inside
- ✓Why I am seeking an assessment now
- ✓My self-test score and date (e.g. ASRS 5/6, 12 Sept)
- ✓Symptoms I recognise (true for at least 6 months)
- ✓For each symptom I ticked: one concrete, recent example
- ✓Childhood (before 12): what teachers and parents said, report-card comments, things I was told off for
- ✓Areas of life where it shows (an assessment needs at least two)
- ✓What I have already tried (apps, routines, coaching, therapy, medication) and what happened
- ✓Family: relatives with ADHD, autism, learning or mood difficulties. My other diagnoses and current medication
- ✓Questions I want to ask
- ✓To bring
How to use it
- 1Print it, or open it on a tablet and fill it with a stylus.
- 2Use it for one week before judging it. New habits need a few repetitions.
- 3Bring it to your doctor or therapist: a filled sheet says more than memory.
This tool supports self-management. It is not a diagnosis and does not replace professional care.
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