ADHD testing in Sacramento
A real diagnosis, not a fifteen-minute questionnaire. You leave with a written evaluation you keep.
The basics
What ADHD testing involves
We pair a computer-based attention test with a full clinical history and rule out the conditions that imitate ADHD, then hand you a written evaluation you can take anywhere.
Untreated ADHD is often misread as depression, and treating the wrong one costs you months. That is the reason the evaluation is a real one. Attention and follow-through problems that predate the depression point somewhere different than the depression itself does, and the only way to tell them apart is to look properly.
The report is yours. If you are seen elsewhere later, or need documentation for school or work, you are not starting the process again from nothing.
The evaluation
What the testing appointment looks like
About 45 minutes for the testing itself, then a visit to go through what it found. Three parts, in this order.
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A computer-based attention test
An objective measure of attention rather than a self-report checklist. You sit at the task and the software records how you actually perform, which is data a questionnaire cannot produce.
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A full clinical history
What school was like, what work is like now, what you have already tried, and what has been going on alongside it. Bring anything you have: old evaluations, report cards, a list of medications.
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The differential, then a written report
We rule out the conditions that imitate ADHD before anyone prescribes anything, and you leave with a written evaluation you keep and can share.
Who it is for
When testing is the right first step
Testing is an evaluation, not a treatment. What follows from it is a physician’s decision, made with you.
Testing comes first when there are focus and follow-through problems that depression never fully explained, when the attention difficulties predate the low mood, or when nobody has ever evaluated them objectively.
We test adults as well as adolescents. Adult attention problems are frequently read as depression or anxiety and treated as such for years, which is exactly the pattern an objective evaluation is meant to interrupt.
Coverage for testing varies by plan, so we verify your specific benefits before you book. You will know your cost in advance rather than in a bill afterwards.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions about ADHD testing
If your question is not here, call (916) 800-4363 and a person will answer.
We pair an objective, computer-based attention test with a full clinical history, and rule out the conditions that imitate ADHD. You get a real diagnosis, not a fifteen-minute questionnaire, and a written evaluation you can take anywhere.
The testing appointment takes about 45 minutes, and there is a follow-up visit to go through your results. The evaluation has three parts: the attention test, a full history, and a differential to rule out look-alike conditions.
Yes. Adult attention and follow-through problems are often misread as depression, and treating the wrong condition costs you months. We test objectively before anyone prescribes anything.
Coverage for testing varies by plan, so we verify your specific benefits before you book. You will know your cost in advance rather than in a bill afterwards. See the plans we work with.
Because untreated ADHD is often misread as depression, and the reverse is just as common. An objective evaluation means the treatment that follows is aimed at the right condition, and the written report is yours to keep and share.
Modern Minds Health provides ADHD testing at 4440 Duckhorn Dr, Suite 420, Sacramento, CA 95834, in the Natomas area with free parking at the door. We see patients from across the region including Roseville, Elk Grove, Citrus Heights, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, and West Sacramento. Call (916) 800-4363 to book a free consultation.
Find out what is
actually going on
The consultation is free. Tell us what the attention problems look like day to day, and an expert clinician will tell you whether testing is the right next step.