Q Psychology provides neurodiversity-affirming autism and ADHD assessments for children, adolescents, and adults seeking a deeper understanding of how they experience the world. Assessments with Q Psychology are guided by a neurodiversity-affirming perspective of the autistic and ADHD neurotypes. Our approach provides a safe space to help you understand your internalised traits, intersecting identities, and strengths that are not always captured in diagnostic criteria alone. We pride ourselves on maintaining up-to-date knowledge about autism and ADHD and we are guided by lived experience and the voices of the neurodivergent community.
Your assessment will include a comprehensive written report that honours your unique experiences. This includes a summary of your background history, features of autism/ADHD discussed throughout your assessment, scores from standardised measures, and a summary of how diagnostic criteria are met. We also provide tailored recommendations for next steps, such as services you may connect with, accommodations for work and study, and resources for learning more about your neurotype.
Our assessment services are available in Carlton, St Kilda, and Geelong. We are also able to assess adults Australia-wide via telehealth. To help with your understanding and decision regarding an assessment, please read our Autism and ADHD Assessment FAQ Blog Page: available here.
Medicare rebates
For those under the age of 25 years, Medicare rebates are available for up to 8 sessions for an autism assessment via MBS item number 82000 (more information is available here). To access these, a referral from a psychiatrist or paediatrician is required that outlines a request for a “Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorder assessment”. Medicare Rebates are not available for ADHD assessments or Report fees.
NB. Please note these are estimates – sometimes more sessions are required. The exact structure is sometimes not known until the assessment has commenced. Your assessing clinician will discuss with you if they believe a change to the usual structure is required. All fees are inclusive of GST where applicable. Reports are unable to be released until full payment is made for all fees. Psychologists cannot prescribe medication. If you are seeking an ADHD assessment, a psychiatrist may need to re-assess you before they can prescribe medication.
An assessment protocol (i.e., the steps or tools involved in an assessment process) can differ depending on the age of the person being assessed, in addition to what they are being assessed for (autism, ADHD or both). However, all assessments involve at minimum at least one individual interview with the person being assessed. For those under 18 years of age, an interview would also be conducted with a parent, guardian, or the person who best knows the young person. A series of questionnaires (usually completed online between assessment appointments), an assessment report, and a feedback session also are generally part of the assessment. Collateral information is also often collected, this might be from a teacher, partner, or another important person in your life.
The report at the end of the assessment is the official document outlining the outcome of the assessment. The report provides a detailed summary of the background information you have shared, the results of the assessment tools completed, and the overall outcome of the assessment based on these. If applicable, the report will also include an overview of whether you meet DSM-5-TR criteria for diagnosis/es. In the event that you do not meet criteria, your clinician will help you to understand in detail why this was the case and what other condition(s) may best describe your experience instead).
Reports also include helpful recommendations tailored to an individual’s support needs that can then be shared with caregivers, teachers, workplaces, or other important people. Reports are important to ensure that the information from an assessment is collated and interpreted together in one document. Where eligible, reports can help to provide evidence in support of access to services or applications for funding (e.g., NDIS, an aide at school). However, it is important to discuss with our intake team and your assessing clinician if you intend on using a report as part of an application as they are not always eligible.