Adult ADHD Assessment
Welcome to Lycali. This guide explains each stage of your ADHD assessment journey, from registration and pre-assessment questionnaires through to informant information, your clinical assessment, report, feedback and recommendations for ongoing support.
Important: Before Your Assessment
All required registration information, consent forms, pre-assessment questionnaires and requested informant documentation must be completed before any assessment session can take place.
Please read your welcome letter, terms and conditions and invoice carefully before attending.
Missing mandatory documentation may mean that your appointment needs to be rearranged.
At a Glance
Follow the stages below to understand your adult ADHD assessment pathway.
Initial Enquiry & Registration
Once you contact Lycali, our team will review your enquiry and provide information about the most appropriate assessment pathway for your needs.
We may ask about your experiences with attention, concentration, organisation, impulsivity, restlessness, emotional regulation and everyday functioning.
If you decide to proceed, you will be asked to complete Lycali's registration process.
This allows us to gather essential information and securely create your record within our clinical management system.
- Personal and contact details.
- GP information.
- Relevant background information.
- Communication and accessibility requirements.
- Consent preferences.
Please check that all information is accurate and let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during your assessment.
Your Welcome Letter & Documents
Following registration, Lycali will issue your welcome letter outlining the next steps of your assessment pathway.
Your welcome information will include the following important documents.
Terms & Conditions
Information about your assessment, booking arrangements, payments, cancellations and responsibilities.
Invoice
Confirmation of your assessment fee, payment requirements and any applicable additional costs.
Consent to Treatment
A form confirming your informed consent to participate in the agreed assessment.
Please read all documentation carefully and complete the required forms, including your Consent to Treatment form.
Please also follow the payment instructions outlined in your invoice.
All mandatory forms must be completed before any assessment session is carried out.
If you have any questions about your documentation, fees or booking arrangements, please contact Lycali before your appointment.
Payment & Assessment Booking
Your invoice will outline the agreed cost of your adult ADHD assessment and the relevant payment instructions.
Once payment has been received and the required documentation completed, Lycali can progress your assessment arrangements.
The administration team will arrange or confirm your assessment appointment, including the date, time, location or format and any preparation needed.
Please review your appointment confirmation and ensure that all requested pre-assessment forms and questionnaires are completed.
Pre-Assessment Questionnaires Through WriteUpp
Before your ADHD assessment, you will be asked to complete relevant background questionnaires.
All required questionnaires will be issued through WriteUpp, Lycali's clinical management system.
The relevant questionnaire links will be sent to you separately. Please complete these as soon as they are issued.
The questionnaires help your assessor understand your developmental history, ADHD-related experiences, individual strengths and day-to-day support needs.
Questionnaires You May Receive
Adult Developmental History Questionnaire
This questionnaire explores your developmental background, childhood experiences, education, relationships, communication, health and everyday functioning.
It helps your clinician understand your experiences over time and identify relevant developmental information.
Adult ADHD Questionnaire
This questionnaire explores ADHD-related experiences, including attention, concentration, organisation, planning, impulsivity, hyperactivity, restlessness, emotional regulation and executive functioning.
It may also consider how these experiences affect your education, employment, relationships and everyday life.
Please allow enough uninterrupted time to complete each questionnaire in one sitting.
Questionnaires cannot be saved part-way through and cannot be resubmitted once submitted.
Please check your answers carefully before selecting Submit.
Allow Enough Time
Set aside uninterrupted time to complete each questionnaire. Have relevant background information available before starting.
Cannot Save Progress
Partially completed questionnaires cannot be saved and resumed later.
One Submission Only
Once a questionnaire has been submitted, it cannot be resubmitted using the same form link.
If you would like a copy of your submitted questionnaire responses, please contact Lycali.
We can share a copy of your responses, subject to appropriate identity and information-sharing checks.
If you notice an error after submitting a questionnaire, please contact our administration team.
All required questionnaires issued through WriteUpp, together with your registration and consent forms, must be completed before your assessment session can take place.
Missing documentation may result in your appointment needing to be rearranged.
Additional ADHD Screening Questionnaires
As part of the assessment process, you may be asked to complete additional screening questionnaires.
- Adult ASRS: Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale.
- Adult SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
- Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS): A retrospective questionnaire exploring childhood ADHD-related experiences.
Any required additional screening questionnaires will be issued separately through WriteUpp.
If you have already completed ADHD pre-screening questionnaires with Lycali, you will not usually need to complete the same measures again unless requested by a clinician.
Please check your inbox, junk and spam folders regularly for assessment documentation issued through WriteUpp.
If you have not received the expected questionnaires within five working days of booking, please contact Lycali.
The same completion rules apply. Please allow enough time, as questionnaires cannot be saved part-way through or resubmitted.
Informant Information & Questionnaire
As part of the ADHD assessment process, we will ask for information from someone who knows you well.
This person is referred to as an informant.
Informant information helps the clinician understand your experiences across different settings and, where possible, throughout childhood and adult life.
- A parent who can provide information about your childhood.
- A partner or spouse.
- A sibling or close family member.
- A close friend who has known you for many years.
- Another suitable person who knows you well.
Informant Questionnaire Through WriteUpp
Once you have identified an appropriate informant, please provide their details to Lycali.
The informant questionnaire will be issued directly through WriteUpp.
Lycali will arrange for the questionnaire to be sent to your informant separately.
Please do not complete the informant questionnaire on their behalf unless this has been agreed with the clinical team.
Informants should allow sufficient uninterrupted time to complete their questionnaire in one sitting.
The questionnaire cannot be saved part-way through or resubmitted after submission.
Please ensure that any required informant questionnaire is completed before the relevant assessment appointment.
If you do not have someone available who can provide relevant information, please contact Lycali.
Our clinical team can discuss whether alternative sources of developmental information are appropriate.
Your Adult ADHD Assessment
Your ADHD assessment will be carried out by an appropriately qualified clinician.
The clinician will consider your developmental history, questionnaire responses, screening information and relevant informant evidence.
The appointment includes a structured clinical interview to explore ADHD-related experiences and how these affect your everyday functioning.
- Attention and concentration.
- Organisation and planning.
- Time management and task completion.
- Impulsivity and decision-making.
- Hyperactivity or internal restlessness.
- Working memory and executive functioning.
- Emotional regulation.
- Childhood developmental experiences.
- Education and employment experiences.
- Relationships and social functioning.
- Daily living skills and independent functioning.
- Personal strengths and coping strategies.
The adult being assessed must attend the ADHD assessment appointment.
Where appropriate, an informant may also attend or provide information separately, subject to the clinician's assessment arrangements.
The assessment aims to develop a meaningful understanding of your individual experiences, strengths and needs.
An ADHD diagnosis is not guaranteed.
Diagnostic conclusions will depend on the assessment findings and relevant clinical diagnostic criteria.
Your Report, Feedback & Recommendations
Following your assessment, the clinician will review and analyse all relevant information gathered throughout the process.
A written report will be prepared summarising the findings and recommendations.
- Relevant developmental and personal history.
- Information gathered through questionnaires.
- Informant information where available.
- Clinical observations and structured interview findings.
- Diagnostic conclusions where appropriate.
- Your individual strengths and areas of need.
- The impact of ADHD-related difficulties on daily life.
- Education and workplace recommendations.
- Practical strategies and reasonable adjustments.
- Recommendations for further support.
Your findings and recommended next steps will be explained through the agreed feedback arrangements.
Depending on the assessment outcome, recommendations may include psychoeducation, coaching, psychological therapy, workplace adjustments, practical strategies or consideration of medication pathways.
Medication assessment or prescribing is not automatically included within the diagnostic assessment.
If medication is being considered, the relevant referral, prescribing and follow-up arrangements will need to be discussed separately.
What Happens After Your Assessment?
Completing an ADHD assessment can be an important step towards understanding your strengths, experiences and support needs.
Following assessment, you may wish to explore further support tailored to your individual circumstances.
- Post-diagnostic psychoeducation.
- Lycali's Navigate Pathway.
- ADHD-informed or neurodivergent-informed coaching.
- Psychological therapies where appropriate.
- Executive functioning and organisational strategies.
- Emotional regulation strategies.
- Workplace and educational adjustments.
- Needs-led planning and goal setting.
- Further consideration of medication pathways where appropriate.
Lycali's Navigate Pathway is designed to support people following a neurodevelopmental diagnosis through structured psychoeducation, individual goal setting and practical strategies.
Support can also be explored on a needs-led basis, whether or not a diagnosis is made.
Assessment Fees & Additional Costs
Your adult ADHD assessment fee will be confirmed before booking and outlined in your invoice.
Please refer to Lycali's published fees page for information about assessment pricing and payment arrangements.
In some circumstances, additional charges may apply where a clinician is required to travel or where external clinic facilities need to be hired.
This may apply to appointments delivered away from Lycali's main Broadstairs base.
Any additional travel or clinic hire costs will be confirmed before booking and clearly outlined in your invoice.
Please contact Lycali if you have any questions about your assessment fees or additional charges.
Cancellation & Non-Attendance Policy
Lycali operates a 24-hour cancellation policy for assessment appointments.
We understand that circumstances may change, but please notify our team as early as possible if you are unable to attend.
At Least 24 Hours' Notice
If you need to cancel or rearrange your appointment, please provide at least 24 hours' notice.
The full late-cancellation charge will not apply where sufficient notice is provided.
Less Than 24 Hours' Notice
Appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice are chargeable at the full session rate.
This is because clinical time has been reserved for your assessment.
Did Not Attend (DNA)
If you do not attend a scheduled assessment appointment and have not cancelled, this is recorded as a Did Not Attend (DNA).
DNA appointments are charged at the full session rate.
How to Cancel
Please notify Lycali's administration team as soon as you know you cannot attend.
Email: info@lycali.co.uk
Please refer to the terms and conditions included with your welcome letter for the full cancellation arrangements and any applicable statutory rights.
Useful Links & Information
Find out more about our assessments, multidisciplinary team, locations and fees.
Need Support?
If you have questions about registration, welcome documentation, payment, appointments or informant arrangements, please contact Lycali.
If you experience difficulty accessing a questionnaire issued through WriteUpp, need assistance with documentation or would like a copy of your submitted responses, our administration team can assist.
Email: info@lycali.co.uk
Website: www.lycali.co.uk
All required registration, consent, pre-assessment and informant forms must be completed before your assessment session can take place.
All questionnaires will be issued through WriteUpp. Please allow enough uninterrupted time to complete them in one sitting. They cannot be saved part-way through or resubmitted.
Please also review your appointment confirmation, invoice, additional charges and cancellation policy before attending.