ADHD Assessment Cost Melbourne

As with many conditions, the earlier ADHD can be diagnosed, the better the outcomes usually are. Considering a professional ADHD assessment is a crucial step. It not only helps in understanding your child’s strengths but also provides insights into effective strategies for managing the condition. Additionally, being aware of the ADHD assessment cost in Melbourne ensures you can make informed decisions to support your child in portraying their true abilities.

Assessment’s cover:

• Verbal comprehension
• Visual spatial awareness
• Fluid reasoning
• Working memory
• Processing speed

Noah Mankowitz’s ADHD assessment cost remain below the recommended Australian Psychological Society guidelines

A formal assessment of children ages 6 and above with ADHD, will include:

The comprehensive evaluation will gather information about the child’s behavior at home, at school, and during activities such as sports or scouting. It will include input from parents or guardians, childcare providers, teachers, school staff, and any mental health professionals involved in the child’s care. This is important because ADHD symptoms may appear in some settings but not in others.

Hearing from these different adults helps identify where and why certain behaviors occur. Their insights can also help determine whether other factors may be contributing to the behaviors, which could require a different approach to treatment.

The process may include:

• Interviewing the parent and child
• Reviewing family medical history, especially if other family members have ADHD
• Parent- and teacher-completed various child behavior rating scales
• Parent self-reports of parenting style
• Spending time with the child to observe behavior
• Clinic-based psychological tests
• Intelligence testing or educational achievement testing
• A child will be asked to also complete in writing or verbally various screeners correlating with ADHD symptoms

Cognitive Assessment – $1,800.00 inc GST Includes:

Full cognitive assessment

• Comprehensive psychological report
• 30 min feedback consultation
• Detailed recommendations for home and school
• Action plan for your child (created in liaison with school and healthcare professionals (where appropriate)

Payment terms

Fees are payable by direct fund transfer on the day of ADHD assessment in Melbourne.

Noah Mankowitz is a Clinical Psychologist who is registered as a provider with Private Health Funds. Some funds will allow rebates for psychological testing services; however, it is advisable to check with your specific fund to see if your ‘extras cover’ includes this and the amount of rebate. If you are eligible, you will have to pay the full ADHD assessment cost and we will send you a receipt for you to claim your rebate online.

At present, Medicare does not provide rebate for Cognitive assessments.

Cancellation fees

When appointments are booked, the psychologist reserves the assessment’s hours especially for you, therefore the following cancellation policy is in place.
Cancellation fees are in accordance with the guidelines of the Australian Psychological Society (APS):

• Less than 24 hours’ notice of a cancellation prior to a scheduled appointment, the cancellation fee charged is 100% of the full appointment fee
• Between 24-48 hours’ notice of a cancellation prior to a scheduled appointment, then the cancellation fee charged is 50% of the full appointment fee

Please note

That cancellation fees paid cannot be claimed through private health insurance ‘Extras’ cover, or Medicare, and you will incur the cost of cancellation or late arrival fees. Further appointments will not be made until these fees are paid. Cancellation or late arrival fees may be waived in special circumstances. Please discuss this with me at the time of cancelling an appointment.