ADHD Evaluation
ADHD Assessment in Connecticut: A Guide to Getting Evaluated as an Adult
Most of the Connecticut adults who contact me about ADHD testing have been wondering for years. Something is harder than it should be, they have compensated for it with intelligence and effort and a great deal of anxiety, and at some point the workarounds stopped covering it. An evaluation will not fix that on its own, but it does replace guessing with an answer.
Why so many Connecticut adults are getting evaluated now
Two things changed. Remote work removed the office scaffolding that used to hold a lot of people together, and public understanding of adult ADHD caught up with the research. A lot of adults read something, recognized themselves in it, and realized the problem was never discipline.
The other common route is a child's diagnosis. A parent sits through the school meeting, hears the description of their kid, and thinks: that is me. That happens more often than not in my practice.
Signs worth taking seriously
Adult ADHD rarely looks like the hyperactive child in the pamphlet. It is worth getting evaluated if you recognize several of these:
- You lose the thread in meetings, conversations, or three pages into something you actually wanted to read
- You procrastinate on things you genuinely care about, which makes no sense to you
- You are permanently behind, and important things fall off the list entirely
- Emotions arrive at full volume — frustration, rejection sensitivity, sudden shifts
- You run on caffeine and deadlines because nothing else generates momentum
- You have been treated for anxiety or depression and something is still unaccounted for
- Your child or your sibling was recently diagnosed and it started you thinking
How the evaluation works
I do all adult ADHD testing by secure video, so you can be evaluated from Hartford, Stamford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Greenwich, Norwalk, Danbury, or anywhere else in Connecticut without arranging a drive.
It usually runs two to three sessions:
- A long clinical interview. Your history, what is happening now, and specifically how it shows up on a Tuesday — not in the abstract.
- Standardized questionnaires. Validated ADHD rating scales you complete between sessions.
- Ruling other things in and out. Anxiety, depression, Autism, OCD, and untreated sleep problems can all produce attention symptoms. Sometimes the answer is ADHD plus one of those. That distinction matters for what you do next.
- A feedback session. We go through what the results actually mean, and you leave with recommendations specific enough to act on.
What "neuro-affirming" means in practice
It means the evaluation is trying to describe how your brain works, not just tally what it fails at. Your attention is not broken; it is governed by interest and urgency rather than importance, which is a real constraint and also a real explanation. Knowing which one you are dealing with changes the strategies that will work for you.
I have ADHD myself and I am raising neurodivergent kids. That does not make me a better psychologist by itself, but it does mean you will not have to convince me that you can be competent at work and still unable to open the mail.
After the evaluation
A diagnosis is a starting point, not a verdict. When we finish you will have:
- A clear answer on whether ADHD is present, and how it specifically affects you
- A written report you can share with a psychiatrist, your primary care doctor, or anyone else involved in your care
- Recommendations built around your actual life rather than a generic list
- The option to keep working together on ADHD therapy or coaching
- Documentation to support workplace accommodations if you want to pursue them
Why work with me
- Licensed in Connecticut. I see adults across the whole state by telehealth, and I am also licensed in New York if you commute.
- Narrow focus. ADHD, Autism, OCD, and parent coaching. That is the practice.
- Neuro-affirming. Differences described, not pathologized.
- Lived experience. I have ADHD and neurodivergent children.
- Training. B.A. from Stanford, Ph.D. from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, with training in ERP, DBT, and CBT.
- Eclectic by design. CBT-trained, pulling from ERP, DBT, and ACT depending on what you are working on.
- No commute. Everything happens from wherever you are.
Frequently asked questions about ADHD assessments in Connecticut
Where can I get an ADHD assessment in Connecticut?
I run adult ADHD assessments by secure video for adults anywhere in Connecticut. I am licensed here, so it does not matter whether you are in Hartford, Stamford, New Haven, Bridgeport, or a town nobody outside the state has heard of.
Do I need a referral for an ADHD assessment in Connecticut?
No. You do not need a referral from anyone. Email me and we will set up a free 15-minute call to figure out whether an evaluation is the right next step.
Can adults be diagnosed with ADHD for the first time?
Yes, and it happens constantly. Plenty of people are diagnosed in their thirties, forties, or later. ADHD looks different in an adult who spent decades building workarounds than it does in a nine-year-old, which is a large part of why so many were missed the first time around.
Is virtual ADHD testing as accurate as in-person testing?
For adult ADHD, yes. The assessment rests on a clinical interview and standardized questionnaires, and neither of those needs a shared room. There is no timed computer task that only works in person. Research on telehealth assessment supports this, and in practice most people talk more openly from their own kitchen than from an unfamiliar office.
Take the first step
You do not have to keep wondering about this. If you want to talk it through, email me and we will set up a free 15-minute call — no obligation, and if I am not the right person I will try to point you somewhere better. You can also read more about working with me in Connecticut.