Thorough, Neuro-Affirming Child ADHD Assessments
A compassionate, multi-disciplinary approach to understanding your child's unique brain type in Beverley and East Yorkshire.
What is ADHD?
ADHD is a term used to describe a unique ‘brain type’ or ‘neurotype’ that highlights natural differences in how a person processes information, regulates attention, manages motivation, and organises thoughts and actions.
An ADHD child's brain simply processes information differently from the majority (often referred to as 'neurotypical'). Being ADHD is a natural form of neurodiversity—much like dyslexia, which can frequently co-occur. It is something a child is born with, it is not a condition to be 'cured.' Instead, we focus on identifying where a child might need supportive strategies to navigate a world built for neurotypical minds.
Common differences a child with ADHD may experience:
Task Management: Difficulty starting or finishing tasks, even when they are important or high priority.
Executive Functioning: Challenges with organisation, planning, prioritising, and time management.
Working Memory: Forgetfulness and frequently losing track of daily information or personal belongings.
Physical or Mental Restlessness: A constant need for movement, fidgeting, or experiencing an intensely busy, fast-moving mind.
Fluctuating Attention: High levels of distractibility alongside periods of deep, intense focus (hyperfocus) on topics they love.
The Child Assessment Process
Step 1: Clinical Screening Appointment
An initial consultation to review your child's developmental history, discuss your current observations, and determine if a full clinical pathway is the right step forward.
Step 2: Main Assessment & Information Gathering
Our multi-disciplinary team (MDT) deep-dives into objective data gathering. For children, this stage includes:
The QbCheck: A validated, computer-based clinical test that objectively measures attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity - three core features of ADHD. It tracks your child's activity levels, ability to sustain attention, and impulse inhibition.
Young Person Interview: A comfortable, low-pressure individual discussion with your child.
Parental Interview: A comprehensive developmental history interview with you to map out their behaviors across different settings.
School Information: A semi-structured questionnaire and/or school observation to see your child’s strengths and difficulties.
Step 3: MDT Review & Feedback
Our full clinical team reviews the multi-disciplinary findings together against gold-standard diagnostic criteria. We then invite you to a dedicated feedback session to discuss our conclusions.
Step 4: Comprehensive Clinical Report
You receive a fully structured, professional diagnostic report detailing our findings, alongside meaningful, neuro-affirming recommendations for home and school environments.
Unlocking EHCP and Educational Support
One of the biggest hurdles families face is getting schools to recognise and fund a child's hidden needs. A gold-standard MDT report from Wellcare provides the definitive, robust evidence needed to change the narrative. Our reports are custom-written to support your family through:
Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP): Providing the precise clinical language and specific environmental recommendations required by local authorities.
School Adjustments: Giving teachers a clear guide on sensory modifications, communication strategies, and emotional regulation spaces.
Exam & Classroom Accommodations: Securing formal adjustments like extra time, rest breaks, or quiet room access.
A Celebrating and Inclusive Space
We know that ADHD can manifest very differently depending on the child. Traditional diagnostic profiles often miss girls, children who are highly skilled at "masking" their difficulties to fit in, and young people exploring diverse gender identities.
Our clinicians are highly specialised in spotting these subtle profiles. Our clinic is a strictly safe, celebratory, and LGBTQ+ affirming space where every young person is validated exactly as they are.
4 Steps to Your Assessment
Neurodevelopmental Assessment Pricing
Our diagnostic assessment structure is straightforward and broken down into two distinct stages, allowing you to move forward one step at a time with total transparency.
Stage 1: Clinical Screening Appointment
Fee: £350
What it is: An initial consultation to review history, discuss observations, and determine if a full diagnostic pathway is the appropriate next step for you or your child.
Stage 2: Full Clinical Assessment (Thereafter)
If you and your clinical lead decide to move forward following your screening, the remaining fees are structured as follows:
Autism Assessment Pathway: £1,900
ADHD Assessment Pathway: £700
Combined Autism & ADHD Pathway: £2,600
Each Stage 2 fee is all-inclusive, covering all individual and parental interviews, objective computer-based testing (QbCheck for ADHD), multi-disciplinary team (MDT) reviews, your feedback session, and the final comprehensive clinical report.
Payment & Peace of Mind
Payment Terms: To secure your session, payment for each stage must be received and confirmed via our secure link before the appointment takes place.
Refund Policy: Fees are non-refundable once that specific stage of the clinical assessment process has formally commenced.
Ready to find your child's blueprint?
Take the pressure off your family and secure the answers you need to advocate for your child's future. Book a confidential discovery call with our Beverley-based team today.