ADHD Assessor Toolkit for Clinicians

ADHD Assessment Toolkit for Clinicians

Whether you are new to ADHD assessment or looking to strengthen your existing practice, this comprehensive toolkit provides the templates, prompts and resources needed to conduct structured, evidence-informed ADHD assessments with confidence.

Developed from real-world clinical practice, the toolkit is designed to support clinicians in gathering high-quality information, exploring differential diagnoses, documenting clinical reasoning and producing professional assessment reports.

What's Included

• Pre Assessment Forms:

  • Pre Assessment Background Information gathering form- Adults

  • Pre Assessment Background Information gathering form- Child and Young Person

  • Teacher Form

  • Third Party Information Gathering Form- Adults

• Assessment Forms:

  • Adult Developmental History Template

  • Child and Young Person Developmental History Template

  • DIVA-Informed Adult ADHD Interview Template

  • Young DIVA - Informed Parent/Carer Collateral Interview Template

  • Young DIVA - Informed Child and Young Person Interview Template

  • Clinical prompts and suggested questions throughout assessment templates

• Clinical Formulation and Defensible Reports

  • ADHD Differential Diagnosis ‘Cheat Sheet’ guidance

  • ADHD Assessment Report Template

To compliment this

• SDQ, SNAP-IV and RCADS Screening Questionnaires*

• Automated Scoring Spreadsheet for the SDQ and RCADS

*These questionnaires are widely available online therefore have been added as a supplement and not apart of the core pack.

Designed to Support Clinicians With:

• Conducting structured ADHD assessments

• Exploring all DSM-5 ADHD symptom domains

• Gathering multi-informant evidence

• Assessing functional impact

• Considering differential diagnoses

• Documenting clinical reasoning

• Producing clear and defensible reports

• Working in line with NICE guidance

Who Is This For?

This toolkit is suitable for healthcare professionals involved in ADHD assessment, including nurses, allied health professionals, psychologists, occupational therapists and other clinicians working within their professional scope of practice.

Important Information

This resource is designed to support clinical practice and professional development. It does not replace formal ADHD assessment training, clinical supervision, professional registration requirements or organisational governance arrangements. Clinicians remain responsible for working within their scope of competence and adhering to relevant professional standards and national guidance.