How To Get an ADHD Diagnosis

Contact information

Your name

Your first name

Your last name

Your email address

Your business name

Phone no.

Billing address

Your street address

Your city

ZIP

State/region

ZIP

State/region

ZIP

I agree to the terms and conditions

Yes, please send me marketing emails!

■ "Women and girls with ADHD have a distinct symptom presentation, with internalizing symptoms (eg, inattentiveness) being more prominent than externalizing symptoms (eg, impulsiveness and hyperactivity). Their symptoms are more likely to be overlooked by knowledgeable informants, and they are less likely to be referred for diagnosis and treatment.

■ "Females with ADHD may develop better coping strategies than males with ADHD and, as a result, can better mask or mitigate the impact of their ADHD symptoms.

■ "Missed diagnosis of ADHD in women and girls may occur when anxiety or depression presents in association with ADHD because symptoms of ADHD may mistakenly be attributed to the coexisting condition.

■ "Greater awareness on the part of health care professionals regarding the specific symptom profile of ADHD in women and girls is necessary for proper diagnosis and treatment."

Just recently a client told me a story about how she paid $1200 out of pocket for an ADHD evaluation.

The practitioner spent just 15 minutes interviewing her, 90 minutes doing computer tests, then emailed her the results two weeks later—after she followed up with him multiple times! (I'm sure you realize how bonkers it is that THE PERSON BEING EVALUATED FOR ADHD had to follow up with the practitioner!)

FYI, this is not at all an appropriate way to conduct an ADHD diagnosis, according to experts.

And the result? “No ADHD.” Meanwhile she has a list of ADHD traits as long as your arm, extending back into her earliest childhood memories.

Other women I’ve spoken to describe not knowing how to get themselves evaluated or diagnosed.

Being dismissed or disbelieved by their physicians.

Hearing “you’re too smart and successful to have ADHD” from PSYCHIATRISTS, who frankly should know better. That's ableism!

I know that a workshop titled “How to Get Diagnosed with ADHD” might sound like “diagnosis shopping”—going from doctor to doctor until you get the diagnosis you want.

That’s not what I recommend in this Workshop, in the accompanying Workbook, or in my practice as an ADHD coach.

In this workshop, I’m NOT teaching: “How to manipulate an uninformed healthcare practitioner to get the outcome you want.”

I’m teaching:

“How to locate a well-informed practitioner, and assemble the information that they will need from you, so that they can do a proper differential diagnosis on your case.”

"Hi Emma, a quick note to let you know that I did some work with your EPIC workbook on getting a diagnosis. I found a couple of people, interviewed one using all seven questions. I decided she was good enough for my purposes...because I know exactly what my purpose of getting a diagnosis is (again, the workbook), and I'm moving forward with her. I'll update you again after the appointment but for now just wanted to let you know your materials are being put to good use! Thank you again!" - Anonymous

If you're thriving with ADHD and don't feel like you need a diagnosis, hooray! I absolutely love that for you, and I encourage you to roll with it. A (good) ADHD evaluation is an opportunity to receive a differential diagnosis—to figure out whether it's ADHD or something that LOOKS like ADHD—so that if it's NOT ADHD, you can get help for whatever it IS. But if you are thriving in your life, don't want to try medication, have plenty of support, and are confident you don't have other issues in play, then it's absolutely not for me or anybody else to tell you that you need a diagnosis.

Contact information

Billing address

Payment information