CALGARY ADHD ASSESSMENT
Focused On Everyday Success
A comprehensive evaluation of how attention, executive functioning, self-regulation, working memory, and processing speed impact daily life, learning, and relationships.
Raise your hand if…
Your child can spend hours building an intricate Lego creation, but getting through dinner without leaving the table to check their Pokemon cards is another story.
They remember a promise you made five Tuesdays ago, but somehow forget why they went upstairs or where their backpack is every morning.
Your teen is capable, responsible, and often the one others turn to. But due dates disappear, completed assignments stay on the kitchen counter, and getting started can feel nearly impossible until the pressure is on.
Maybe they spend hours studying for a test, know the material at home, and then sit down in the exam room and suddenly can't seem to access what they know.
Good news…there’s an assessment for that.
ADHD Assessment
The “Getting Stuff Done” skills
A comprehensive evaluation of executive functions, designed to identify strengths, explain difficulties, and determine which supports may help.
Everything you've been wondering about your child's attention, plus everything else you didn't know you needed to know, with action steps you can implement right away.
Difficulties with attention, academics, or behaviour may explain part of your child's experience, but they never define their potential. When learning is also a concern, a Psychoeducational Assessment can explore academic skills alongside attention and executive functioning.
Wondering if an ADHD Assessment might be right? A complimentary consultation is a good place to start.
Looking for an ADHD assessment for yourself? → Explore Adult & Post-Secondary Services.
Why Does Everyday Life Feel So Hard?
You expected forgotten lunch kits, messy bedrooms, and the occasional eye roll. You didn’t expect quite so much of family life to revolve around reminders, negotiations, unfinished tasks, emotional moments, and trying to get out the door on time.
Most of all, you didn’t expect to spend so much time wondering why everyday life seems to require so much more effort for your child and for you.
Can You Relate?
See the Child Behind the Struggle.
You already know there’s so much more to your child than the challenges that are loudest right now. They’re funny, creative, kind, determined, imaginative, sensitive, curious or some wonderful combination entirely their own.
An ADHD Assessment can help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface, recognize the strengths that are already there, and identify practical ways to make everyday life work better.
Looking Beyond Attention
ADHD Assessments are conducted in-person with a Registered Psychologist who is specially trained in standardized testing and interpretation.
This assessment is a multi-faceted process that involves interviews, developmental history review, and formal testing. Together, this information helps identify how attention and executive functioning affect your child's experiences at home, school, and beyond, while highlighting strengths and areas where additional support may help.
Following the assessment, you'll receive a detailed written report with individualized recommendations for home, school, and everyday life.
EVERY ASSESSMENT BEGINS WITH A QUESTION
What Are You Noticing?
Distractibility
Frequent interruptions in attention or focus during structured tasks.
Difficulty Sustaining Focus
Trouble concentrating on instructions or steps during school, home, or extracurriculars.
Impulsivity
Acting quickly without considering consequences or timing.
Academic Underperformance
Grades not reflecting effort or ability (which then affects confidence and self-esteem).
Organizational Challenges
Difficulty keeping track of belongings, schedules, or responsibilities.
Task Completion Difficulties
Starting projects but struggling to finish consistently or independently.
Executive Functioning Difficulties
Planning, time-management, prioritizing, initiation, memory.
Performance Concerns
Difficulty during tests, forgetfulness, rushing, overlooking details.
Emotional Challenges
Frustration, sensitivity, or overwhelm, linked to attention or impulse control difficulties.
FROM RESULTS TO REAL LIFE
Your Assessment,
Explained
An ADHD Assessment is only valuable if you understand the results.
Once your assessment is complete, I’ll meet with you for a feedback session to review the results together, discuss recommendations, and answer any remaining questions.
You’ll then receive a detailed, easy-to-understand report that goes beyond simply presenting scores. It explains how your child’s attention and executive functioning skills impact daily life, highlights their strengths, clarifies the nature of their challenges, and provides individualized recommendations for home, school, and future planning.
STRATEGIES FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Recommendations That Make a Difference
Recommendations are tailored to your child’s attention and executive functioning profile, strengths, and everyday needs. They may include practical strategies for home and school, classroom accommodations, IPPs, exam supports, and educational planning.
For post-secondary students and adults seeking assessment or documentation for accommodations, learn more about assessment services for adults and post-secondary students.
WHEN QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS
You Don’t Need to Be Certain Before Seeking Answers
Some families have wondered about ADHD for years. Structure, routines, movement, or support at home may have helped, but questions remain, especially as school demands increase or a teenager begins asking for answers themselves.
An assessment can help clarify whether ADHD is part of the picture, what else may be contributing, and which supports may be useful. Seeking an assessment does not commit your family to medication or any particular treatment path.
REDEFINING STRENGTHS THAT WERE THERE ALL ALONG
The Assessment Process
Getting Started
Clinical Interview and History
An ADHD Assessment begins with a structured interview about your child’s developmental, educational, and family history.
Parents and teachers may also provide information about attention and executive functioning across settings.
Assessment Visits
Cognitive and Executive Function Testing
In-person testing explores cognitive abilities and skills related to attention and executive functioning.
Observations throughout testing also help provide context for the results.
Your Results
Integration and Outcomes
Results are brought together to identify your child's strengths, executive functioning differences, and support needs.
You’ll receive practical recommendations for home and school, including strategies you can begin using right away.
Learn more about my approach to assessment → Get to Know Kendra
Fees & Insurance
An ADHD Assessment is a significant investment. You should know exactly what’s included and what to expect from start to finish.
Your Assessment Includes
Complimentary consultation before booking
60-minute intake meeting and background review
Approximately four hours of standardized testing
Parent and teacher questionnaires, when appropriate
Scoring, interpretation, and 60-minute feedback meeting
Individualized written report and recommendations
Follow-up consultation by phone or email
Hours, Rate, and Insurance
$2,160
9 hours of professional psychological services at $240/hourPay as you go
Payment after each appointment; same-day receiptExtended health benefits
Assessments are often covered in whole or in partDirect billing available
Canada Life, Desjardins, Industrial Alliance, Sun Life, and more
Questions about payment or coverage? → Learn more
CALGARY ADHD ASSESSMENT
Your Questions, Answered
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An ADHD Assessment may be helpful when difficulties with focus, organization, forgetfulness, impulsivity, restlessness, or executive functioning are persistent and beginning to interfere with everyday life at home, school, or with peers.
Because these challenges can have many possible causes, a comprehensive assessment looks beyond individual behaviours to understand the pattern, impact, and underlying reasons for your child’s difficulties.
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Yes. Some children with ADHD have difficulty regulating emotions and may become frustrated, overwhelmed, or upset more quickly than expected. They may also have a harder time calming down once emotions become intense.
An ADHD Assessment can help determine whether these difficulties are related to ADHD or whether other factors may be contributing.
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Yes. Girls with ADHD may be more likely to show inattentive or less obvious signs, such as daydreaming, forgetfulness, disorganization, difficulty starting or completing tasks, or feeling overwhelmed, rather than noticeable hyperactivity.
Some girls also develop strategies to compensate for their difficulties, which can make ADHD easier to miss. An ADHD Assessment considers these less obvious patterns as well as how attention and executive functioning affect everyday life.
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Yes. Some children with ADHD earn strong grades but use significant effort, support, or compensatory strategies to stay on top of school demands. Difficulties may show up in other ways, such as procrastination, disorganization, forgetfulness, inconsistent focus, or feeling overwhelmed.
An ADHD Assessment looks beyond grades to understand how your child is functioning and how much effort it takes to keep up.
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Most ADHD Assessments are completed within 2–4 weeks from the intake meeting to the feedback session and final report. Timing may vary depending on scheduling and how quickly questionnaires and other information are returned.
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ADHD Assessment reports completed by a Registered Psychologist can be shared with Calgary schools to help inform educational planning and supports.
When ADHD is identified, the report provides documentation of the diagnosis and individualized recommendations to support attention, executive functioning, learning, and classroom success.
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Many extended health benefit plans provide full or partial coverage for services provided by a Registered Psychologist. Coverage varies by plan, so I recommend checking with your insurance provider before booking.
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No. An assessment is intended to clarify whether ADHD is part of the picture and identify the supports that may be helpful.
Medication is one possible treatment option, but recommendations may also include practical strategies, school accommodations, skill-building, or other supports.
Any decision about medication is made separately with a prescribing healthcare provider.
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Yes. Teenagers often have valuable insight into their own attention, organization, motivation, and school experience. A teen can raise the possibility of ADHD and take an active role in the assessment.
Depending on their age and circumstances, parent or guardian involvement may also be needed, and information from home and school can help provide a fuller picture.
In Their Words
“This experience truly changed my son’s life. He now has so much confidence, feels like he can actually show what he knows at school, and likes who he is.”
— Parent of a Grade 7 student
“I can’t thank you enough for everything - the time you spent with him, the kindness you showed him, the support you gave us all. Knowing this diagnosis has resulted in so much positive change. We are grateful.”
— Parent of a Grade 3 student
“I just wanted to say thank you for all your help and guidance. The assessment report has really helped me understand and support myself, I can’t thank you enough for all your work and effort.
Thank you for being so kind and compassionate in all our sessions, I was initially terrified because of prior experiences but you made the assessments something to look forward to, it really felt like a safe place to express everything about myself.”
— University student
