ADHD & behavioural assessment

A behavioural assessment considers whether the behaviours you are noticing are appropriate for your child’s developmental age, and what might sit beneath them. Inattention, restlessness or impulsivity can have many causes, and understanding the right one is what makes support effective.

We build a picture across the settings where behaviour shows up most, home and the classroom, and assess directly, so that any recommendations are grounded in how your child actually functions day to day.

• Attention & focusSustaining, shifting and regulating attention across tasks and settings.
• Executive functionPlanning, organisation, working memory and self-monitoring.
• Activity & impulseHyperactivity, impulsivity, and the capacity to pause and regulate.
• Behaviour & moodFrustration, defiance and the emotional side of self-regulation.

A behavioural assessment can help identify whether a child meets criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as other conditions that can look similar from the outside.

A behavioural assessment at Known is never carried out in isolation. It forms part of a single, holistic assessment that Dr Murray designs around your child. If the picture suggests it, she may also explore areas such as autism, learning or cognitive ability within the same process, rather than sending you away to begin again.

How a Known assessment works →

Every child is different, so each assessment is shaped around them. In broad strokes: questionnaires completed by parents and teachers, a clinical interview with parents of around one to two hours, and direct assessment with your child of around two to three hours. Findings are drawn together into a written report with background, results, and practical strategies for home and school.

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