Coming soon!
Clinical Psychologist, Zee Ally is available soon to book for ADHD assessments
Without evidence-based interventions, ongoing support, and suitable accommodations, ADHD can lead to significant academic impairment, strained relationships, risk-taking behaviors, and low self-esteem. Additionally, ADHD is often accompanied by comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, learning disabilities, and other externalizing disorders (such as conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder).
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We believe parents know their kids best. Your intuition will often tell you if something is not quite right.
This is usually backed up by school reports and observations. Often, schools will contact parents to indicate that it might be a good idea to get an assessment done.
We refer to the assessment as a neurodevelopmental assessment because we don't just assess for ADHD - but look more broadly at what is happening with your child.
Please note that the assessment is not a targeted ADHD assessment - but a neurodevelopment assessment. While ADHD may be suspected, its important to assess for all aspects of neurodevelopment that may be affecting your child:
Step 1: Initial Information Gathering: (2 weeks prior to appointment)
This includes:
Step 2: Comprehensive Parent Interview - 50 - 75 minutes (parents only)
Step 3: Observation of Child and WISC-V Assessment (if required) - 1/2 - 1 hour
Step 4: Further Assessment (depending on results from above)
Step 5: Diagnostic Report
A comprehensive report analysing all the results with a formal diagnosis is written and emailed to parents.
Step 6: Feedback session - 50 minutes (parents only)
Time to discuss the findings and next steps
After the full assessment has been completed , you may choose your next steps. You will be given guidance about this at your Feedback Session
Medication:
Only a Developmental Paediatrician or Child Psychiatrist, can prescribe medication to manage ADHD. It is also important to attend follow ups to assess side effects, dosage and impact on learning/behaviour.
It is out of scope for Clinical Psychologists to prescribe medicine, so please be aware that you will need to consult a a paediatrician or psychiatrist for this next step.
Therapeutic and Behavioural interventions:
Kidz Therapy have a number of therapists who can help you and your child with non-medical interventions to manage ADHD.
Please note: Only the ADHD assessment is done at our Ellerslie location. Follow up work would be with a different therapist at our main office in Morningside
ADHD Consultancy:
We also have ADHD consultant Tracey Rountree available to assist you
Tracey works with whanau to provide guidance and support on:
As each family’s situation is unique, Tracey will work with you to create a plan that works for your whole whanau.
Appointments with Clinical Psychologist, Zee Ally, are at our Ellerslie location:
Therapy Space - Level 1
411 Great South Road
Ellerslie
Auckland
Please complete our Contact Us form and select ADHD assessment from the dropdown menu.
The cost is outlined in our fees section of the website. An Invoice will be sent for you to pay online.
We are currently taking enquiries and forming a waitlist for when assessments start. We expect there to be a 1 to 2-month waitlist.
Morningside - Main Clinic Address:
642 New North Road, Morningside, Auckland, 1022
Mount Wellington - appointments with Narelle Nichelsen only
18 Allright Place, Mount Wellington, Auckland, 1060
Ellerslie - appointments with Zee Ally only
411 Great South Road, Ellerslie Auckland, 1051
New Lynn - appointments with Shelley de Graaf only
1 McCrae Way, New Lynn, Auckland, 0600
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