Child ADHD Assessment

Once you contact Lycali, our team will review your enquiry and provide information about the most appropriate ADHD assessment pathway for your child.

If you decide to proceed, you will be sent a registration form to complete. This allows us to gather key information about your child and register them securely on our clinical management system.

The registration form includes information such as parent/carer contact details, GP details, relevant background information and consent preferences.

Once registered, we will issue your assessment invoice together with our terms and conditions and consent documentation.

These documents must be reviewed and signed before your child's assessment can proceed.

Once payment has been received and all required documentation has been completed, your child's assessment pathway will formally begin.

You will then receive access to the required pre-assessment questionnaires and any additional screening documents needed for the assessment.

Please complete the forms below as soon as possible. These help us gather information about your child's developmental history, communication, behaviour, attention, education, health, family background and day-to-day functioning.

Child Developmental History Questionnaire

This questionnaire provides essential information about your child's developmental history, communication, behaviour, education, health, family background and day-to-day functioning.

We also require details of your child's current educational setting so that we can request information from school, nursery, college or other educational providers where appropriate.

You can copy and paste the template below into your email:

Child ADHD Add-On Questionnaire

This questionnaire gathers additional information regarding attention, concentration, organisation, impulsivity, hyperactivity, emotional regulation and day-to-day functioning.

We ask that a member of staff from your child's educational setting completes this questionnaire. This may be completed by a teacher, SENCo, key worker, pastoral lead, teaching assistant or another member of staff who knows your child well.

The information provided helps us understand how your child presents within the educational environment and forms an important part of the assessment process.

Please share the questionnaire below with the relevant member of staff.

If your child has already completed a Lycali ADHD Pre-Screening Assessment, these questionnaires will not usually need to be completed again unless specifically requested by the assessing clinician.

Where required, you may be asked to complete the following questionnaires:

• AQ-50 Parent Questionnaire
• SNAP-IV 26 Parent or Teacher Questionnaire
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

These questionnaires will be sent separately to your email address. Please check your inbox, junk mail and spam folders regularly to ensure you receive all assessment documentation.

In some cases, copies may also be sent directly to your child's educational setting where appropriate.

As part of the ADHD assessment process, Lycali uses the Young DIVA to explore ADHD-related symptoms across childhood and current functioning.

The Young DIVA is a structured clinical interview that supports the clinician to gather detailed information about attention, concentration, organisation, impulsivity, activity levels, emotional regulation, education, friendships, family life and daily functioning.

This appointment forms an important part of the ADHD assessment process. The Lycali administration team will contact you to arrange a suitable appointment time.

Following completion of the assessment, the clinical team will review and analyse all information gathered throughout the process.

You will receive a comprehensive written report summarising:

• Assessment findings
• Clinical observations
• Information gathered from parents/carers and educational settings
• Diagnostic conclusions where appropriate
• Strengths and areas of need
• Recommendations and next steps

Recommendations may include school adjustments, home strategies, executive functioning support, emotional regulation strategies, therapy, psychoeducation and post-diagnostic resources.

Following assessment, you may wish to access additional support, therapy, parent guidance, school recommendations, ADHD coaching, psychoeducation or practical resources.

Lycali has created a dedicated page to help you understand possible next steps after diagnosis.