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ADHD assessment preparation: interactive checklist

Already booked an ADHD assessment? Use this to prepare for it.
Preparing for your assessment

A worksheet for organising what you need to have ready, ask, take and remember, and for recording what you are told afterwards. Fill it in here, save your progress, and come back to it as often as you need. It is not a test, a symptom questionnaire, or a way of working out what the “right” answers are!

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How to use this A memory aid, not a script. Use whichever parts are useful and leave the rest. If you do not know or cannot remember something, it is fine to say so during the assessment.
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01

My appointment

Before the day
Already completed the ADHD reflection record? You do not need to write the same information out again. Keep it with you, or have it available for your assessment. Where something below is already covered there, simply tick Already covered in my Reflection Record and move on.

Haven’t used it? ADHD reflection: interactive record is a separate free worksheet for organising what you have noticed about yourself. It opens in a new tab, so you will not lose your place here. It is optional, and the next three sections work without it.
02

What I want to remember about my experience

If you have completed the Reflection Record, this section should take a moment. It is short by design.

Which applies to me?
Why this matters Specific real-life examples are usually more useful to an assessor than trying to describe yourself in diagnostic language. If you have not used the Reflection Record, a few concrete moments written here — what happened, where, and what followed — will serve you better than a general description.
03

Earlier life and information I may have available

Assessments usually explore whether relevant patterns were present earlier in life. This section is about what you can supply, not about setting your history down again.

What I have
Has the provider specifically asked for childhood information or evidence?
Watch out Not having old paperwork should not automatically prevent an assessment. ADHD assessment explores whether relevant patterns were present earlier in life, but many adults no longer have school reports or other records. If you cannot provide something the service requested, tell them rather than trying to fill the gap yourself.
04

Previous reports and relevant history

An inventory of what may be worth mentioning or bringing, so you are not trying to recall it in the room.

Previous information I may need to mention or bring
Why this matters Telling an assessor that something exists, and where, is more useful than trying to summarise it from memory. Mentioning something does not commit you to it, and it is better said than withheld.
05

Medication and health information

For organising what you already take, so you can answer accurately. Nothing here is medical advice.

Medicines I take
Medicine Dose What I take it for
06

Someone who knows me well

Some providers ask for information from a partner, parent, sibling, friend, or someone who knew you in childhood. Requirements vary.

Has it been returned?
07

What would help me during the assessment

Worth thinking about in advance, while you are not under pressure.

Things that might help
Have I asked the provider?
08

Questions I want to ask

Prompts, if useful When will I know the outcome? Will there be a feedback appointment? When should I expect the written report? Who do I contact if I have questions afterwards? What happens if ADHD is diagnosed, if it is not, or if the result is unclear? If medication is relevant, what happens next?
Worth doing Write your questions down beforehand rather than relying on memory. Long appointments are tiring, and questions are easy to lose.
09

On the day

What to take
Before you go in You do not need to perform ADHD. Describe your experiences as accurately as you can. It is fine to pause, ask for clarification, or say that you do not know or cannot remember.
10

What I was told afterwards

Fill this in as soon as you can. Detail fades quickly after a long appointment.

Was an outcome given today?
Outcome

What happens next

Why this matters This is a record of what you were told, in your own words. It is useful later if something does not arrive when expected, or if you need to explain the pathway to somebody else.
11

Things still outstanding

Things still outstanding
What I am waiting for Who needs to do it By when Who I will contact
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Optional notes

Space for anything this checklist did not ask about. Leaving it empty is perfectly normal.