ADHD ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect focus, organisation, emotional regulation, impulse control, and overall functioning. While often diagnosed in childhood, many individuals are not formally diagnosed until adulthood — often after years of feeling different, frustrated, or misunderstood.

Common Experiences of Late Diagnosis

Receiving an ADHD diagnosis later in life can be life-changing. Many people describe a sense of relief — finally understanding why certain challenges kept repeating — alongside feelings of grief for the time lost without support. Common experiences leading up to late diagnosis include:

  • Struggles with organisation, time management, and completing tasks

  • Emotional overwhelm and difficulty managing frustration

  • Chronic feelings of underachievement despite potential

  • Challenges maintaining stable relationships or employment

  • Experiences of anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem linked to untreated symptoms

Diagnosis can offer a powerful reframe: shifting the narrative from self-blame to self-understanding.

How Common Is Undiagnosed ADHD?

It’s estimated that up to 80% of adults with ADHD remain undiagnosed. In adults, ADHD symptoms often present differently than they do in childhood, and can sometimes be mistaken for anxiety, depression, or mood disorders — delaying proper identification and support.

Assessment and Diagnosis: How We Can Help

At The Growth Space, we offer ADHD screening and clinical assessments to help you understand your symptoms and plan the next steps. We can:

  • Conduct an initial clinical assessment and ADHD screening

  • Help you clarify whether a full psychiatric assessment is appropriate (which can be expensive)

  • Provide ongoing psychological support throughout the diagnosis and treatment process

  • Work closely with trusted psychiatrists to ensure you receive comprehensive care

While we can assist in identifying ADHD and guiding treatment, formal diagnosis and access to medication are best managed through a psychiatrist. Our team can help you navigate this process, so you feel supported from your first session through to diagnosis, treatment, and beyond.

Best Practice Treatment: Medication and Psychotherapy Together

Research shows that the most effective treatment for ADHD typically combines medication with psychological therapy.

  • Medication can be a useful tool in managing core symptoms like attention, impulse control, and emotional regulation.

  • Psychotherapy helps build the skills and strategies needed to manage ADHD in real-world settings — supporting long-term, sustainable change.

At The Growth Space, we are highly experienced in ADHD Treatment and use evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and ADHD coaching. Our focus is not just on managing symptoms, but helping you build confidence, resilience, and a more fulfilling day-to-day life.