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"I've Decided to Move Forward with an ASD/ADHD Assessment. Now What?"
"I've Decided to Move Forward with an ASD/ADHD Assessment. Now What?"
The following are a few things to consider as you move forward with your assessment journey: the type of assessment and what that will entail, whether the potential benefits will be worthy of your time and energy, how to get started finding a provider or practice that will best serve you, and what you would like to get out of the process.
Assessment Type
Assessment Type
Description
Description
Information Provided
Information Provided
Brief Self Report
Measures of perceived symptoms through questionnaires, ratings, and clinical interview. Often include review or relevant medical records.
Presence and severity of self-report symptoms.
2. Diagnostic Assessment
Includes the above information as well as interviews and symptom measures from individuals who know you well.
Presence and severity of self-report symptoms.
3. Comprehensive Assessment
Gather information from multiple sources: self-reports, observations from others, medical records, and standardized testing. Includes tasks measuring brain functioning across different areas
Objective numerical data, regarding abilities, strengths, and weaknesses compared to peers, confirmation of functional impacts related to diagnosis, and information to rule out other factors.
Benefits of Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
Benefits of Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
Provides more concrete information and certainty regarding diagnoses.
Includes both objective (statistical/standardized data from functional testing) and subjective data (self and other symptom ratings).
Assists in ruling out other potential contributing factors, reducing misdiagnosis risks.
Steps to Seeking Assessment
Steps to Seeking Assessment
Discuss with Professionals:
Primary Care Physicians (PCPs) and current therapists.
Locate Providers:
Use search strategies such as Portland Therapy Center and Psychology Today.
Check Insurance:
Use your insurance company directory to find in-network providers.
Verify Benefits:
Ask about outpatient mental health benefits for testing codes 90791, 96130, and 96136.
Inquire about deductible, copay/coinsurance, and pre-authorization requirements.
Important Considerations
Important Considerations
An assessment does not guarantee a specific diagnosis.
Testing results or the report may not result in sought accommodations.
An assessment provides detailed information about strengths and weaknesses, areas of concern, and research-backed recommendations to provide optimal support and optimize functioning and well-being.
If you feel that an assessment is the right next step for you, stay tuned for our next post, where we will explain our intake process and what you can expect at your initial consultation and testing appointment.
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