ADULT ADHD EVALUATION & COGNITIVE TESTING
Adult ADHD Testing and Evaluation in Houston and Sugar Land
Adult ADHD testing and evaluation for patients across Houston and Sugar Land. You get a 50-minute diagnostic interview with a clinician, validated rating scales, and screening for the conditions that get mistaken for ADHD. In person in Sugar Land, or by telehealth anywhere in Texas.
WHAT YOU GET
What ADHD Testing and Evaluation Includes
To get an adult ADHD evaluation at CIP Psychiatry, you complete an online intake form, schedule an appointment within one to two weeks, and attend a 50-minute diagnostic intake in person in Sugar Land or by telehealth across Texas. For most patients, the diagnosis is confirmed at or shortly after the intake. When the clinical picture requires more time, the evaluation continues across one or two follow-up visits. When Creyos cognitive testing is recommended, it is scheduled as a separate visit and provides its own written report. If ADHD is diagnosed and you choose to begin treatment, a follow-up visit is scheduled to start your plan.
✓ 50-Minute Diagnostic Interview
A direct conversation with your provider covering current symptoms, history, school and work patterns, and how things actually look in your day-to-day life. Real time to talk, not a rushed intake.
✓ DSM-5 Criteria, Documented
A structured review of every DSM-5 criterion for adult ADHD, including the age-of-onset and cross-setting impairment requirements. We document each criterion so the diagnosis is defensible if questioned later.
✓ Documentation When You Need It
Written documentation of your diagnosis and recommended treatment is available upon request, signed by Dr. Majid, when you need it for workplace accommodations, school, or another provider.
✓ Honest Referral if a Different Diagnosis Fits
If your symptoms are better explained by another condition, we say so and recommend the right next step rather than forcing a fit. Diagnostic honesty matters more than billing the visit.
✓ Validated Rating Scales
The ASRS v1.1 and other adult ADHD scales, completed before or during your visit. They give us standardized numbers to work from instead of relying on memory alone.
✓ Rule-Out Screening
We screen for anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, thyroid problems and substance use. Each of these can imitate ADHD or make it worse. Missing one is among the most common mistakes in adult ADHD diagnosis.
✓ Personalized Treatment Plan
If ADHD is diagnosed, you leave with a plan covering medication considerations, therapy options, executive function strategies and the practical changes that tend to help. Built around what you actually need to fix.
✓ Your Results, Explained
You get your diagnosis and the reasoning behind it at the visit, in plain language, with time to ask questions.
✓ Optional FDA-Cleared Cognitive Testing
An add-on for complex presentations, accommodation requests, or differential diagnosis questions where objective data adds value. Not required for a standard ADHD diagnosis, only when it genuinely adds to the evaluation.
SERVING THE HOUSTON METRO
ADHD Testing in Houston
People ask whether we do real ADHD testing or whether we just talk. We do both, in the order that produces an accurate answer.
The interview comes first, because it is the diagnostic standard. No computerized test can diagnose ADHD on its own. A clinic that tells you otherwise is selling you the test rather than the answer. What testing adds is objective data: standardized scores comparing your attention, impulse control and reaction-time consistency against people your own age.
Houston patients usually complete the interview and rating scales by telehealth, from home or from the office, with no drive at all. If your case calls for computerized cognitive testing, that runs as a separate in-person visit at our Sugar Land office, roughly 20 to 30 minutes from most Houston zip codes.
If you have been searching for ADHD testing near you and cannot tell one clinic from another, three questions sort them quickly. How long is the diagnostic visit? Do you screen for anxiety, depression, sleep and thyroid before diagnosing? What do I leave with? Any clinic doing a full evaluation can answer each of those in a sentence.
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Adult ADHD Testing in Houston
Most adults we test were never assessed as children. Some were quiet and did well enough that nobody looked. Some were told they had ADD in the nineties, given a prescription for a year, and never followed up. Some only started struggling when a promotion, a graduate programme or a second child outgrew the systems they had built.
All of those are ordinary reasons to get tested. You do not need a childhood file, a teacher's report, or certainty about what is wrong. Testing is how you find out.
Getting an ADHD Diagnosis in Houston
A diagnosis is not a label we hand over at the end of a form. It is a documented clinical judgement: which DSM-5 criteria you meet, since when, across which parts of your life, and what else we ruled out along the way.
That documentation is what makes the diagnosis hold up. It is what another psychiatrist will want if you move, and what an employer or a university will ask for.
Where Houston-Area Patients Come From
In-person testing happens at our Sugar Land office in Fort Bend County. Telehealth covers the rest of Texas.
Private and self-pay ADHD testing in Houston is available if you would rather not involve insurance. Ask at booking and we will give you the full cost before you commit to anything.
ASSESSMENT, TESTING, EVALUATION
Adult ADHD Assessment in Houston and Sugar Land
Assessment, testing, evaluation. Three words, used more or less interchangeably by clinics, and a reasonable source of confusion when you are trying to work out what you are actually booking.
Here is how we use them. The assessment is the whole process: everything we do to reach an answer. The evaluation is the clinical part of it, meaning the 50-minute interview, the rating scales and the rule-out screening. Testing means the optional computerized measurement, which not everyone needs. If you book an adult ADHD assessment with us, you get the full process, and we tell you along the way whether the testing piece belongs in your case.
What you should compare between clinics is not the word on the booking page. It is the length of the diagnostic visit, whether they screen for the conditions that imitate ADHD, and what you can take away afterwards.
What an Adult ADHD Assessment Includes
A 50-minute diagnostic interview, the ASRS v1.1 and other validated adult rating scales, a structured review of every DSM-5 criterion, and screening for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, thyroid function and substance use. Creyos cognitive testing is added only when it changes the clinical question or when an institution requires it.
Assessments are available in person at our Sugar Land office and by telehealth across Texas, including for patients throughout the Houston area.
TRANSPARENT PRICING
What ADHD Testing Costs
Cost is the question people are most reluctant to ask first, so here it is up front.
With In-Network Insurance
Your copay
We are in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Curative, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Oscar Health, Ambetter and Medicare. We check your benefits before the first visit and send a written estimate, so nothing at checkout is a surprise.
Self-Pay
$250 diagnostic intake
$200 for follow-up visits. Covers the interview, the rating-scale review and your treatment plan. We provide a superbill you can submit for partial out-of-network reimbursement.
Creyos Cognitive Testing
$135 separate visit
When Creyos cognitive testing is recommended, it is scheduled as a separate visit and provides its own written report. We only recommend it when it changes the clinical question or when an institution requires it.
If you are unsure whether your plan covers psychiatric evaluation, send us your insurance details when you book and we will verify coverage before your appointment.
STEP BY STEP
How the Process Works
To get tested for ADHD at CIP Psychiatry, you complete an online intake form, book an appointment within one to two weeks, and attend a 50-minute diagnostic visit in Sugar Land or by telehealth anywhere in Texas.
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Complete Your Intake
An online form, about 15 minutes. It covers your symptom history, medical background and what you are hoping to get out of this. We read it before you arrive, so the visit starts further along.
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Schedule Within 1 to 2 Weeks
Our scheduling team confirms within one business day. Most new patients are seen within one to two weeks. In-person and telehealth slots are both available.
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Your 50-Minute Diagnostic Visit
Your provider works through a structured clinical interview, reviews your rating scales and applies DSM-5 criteria. It is a real conversation. Bring the things you have been meaning to mention.
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Get Your Answer
You get your diagnosis and the reasoning behind it at the appointment, with time to ask questions. Written documentation signed by Dr. Majid is available on request if you need it for work, school or another provider.
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Optional Follow-Up to Start Treatment
If ADHD is diagnosed and you decide to go ahead, we book a follow-up to start your plan. You are not handed to a different practice to begin again.
Take a Free Adult ADHD Self-Screening
Take our six-question adult ADHD self-screener, based on the WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1). Your results stay with you. A positive screen is not a diagnosis, but it does suggest a full evaluation is worth scheduling. We typically see new patients within one to two weeks.
Our care team typically sees new patients within 1 to 2 weeks. Appointments may be with Dr. Majid or a nurse practitioner working under his supervision.
ADD-ON TESTING
When Cognitive Testing Adds Value
Most adults can be accurately diagnosed through the interview and rating scales alone. DSM-5 does not require cognitive testing. We use Creyos a computerized cognitive assessment built on tasks from more than 30 years of neuroscience research and used in hundreds of peer-reviewed studies, and we add it when it genuinely changes the picture. It is scheduled as a separate $135 visit and produces its own written report.
GeneSight Genetic Testing
We also offer GeneSight genetic testing, which is especially useful for patients who have experienced treatment resistance to prior medications.
Complex Presentations
When several conditions overlap, such as ADHD alongside anxiety, depression, a trauma history or substance use. Objective data helps separate them when the symptoms look identical from the outside.
Workplace or Academic Accommodations
When an employer, university or testing body such as the GMAT, MCAT or bar exam asks for objective testing as part of the documentation. Many of them specifically require computerized measures.
Processing Speed vs ADHD
When the question is whether attention problems come from ADHD, a specific learning difference, or both. Testing can flag dyslexia, dyscalculia or slow processing speed that imitates ADHD.
Close Diagnostic Calls
When the interview points in more than one direction and extra data would change what we recommend. Quantitative attention measures can settle a close call.
We do not push cognitive testing on every patient. If a clinical interview is sufficient for your case, we say so. Cognitive testing is an honest add-on, not an upsell. For very complex cases, we may refer you for a full neuropsychological assessment from an outside specialist before starting treatment.
Executive Function Detail
When you want a proper look at working memory, processing speed and sustained attention rather than a yes or no. Useful for targeting coaching and workplace strategies.
Documentation Requirements
When an institution requires standardized data for its accommodation review. The Creyos report gives you the scores and an interpretive summary suitable for submission, and Dr. Majid can sign additional documentation if asked.
CLINICAL RIGOR
The Tools We Use for ADHD Evaluation
Our evaluation combines a structured psychiatric interview with validated, well-researched instruments. This is the same standard used at academic medical centers for adult ADHD evaluation.
ASRS v1.1
The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, developed in partnership with the World Health Organization and validated across more than fifteen countries. It is the most widely used adult ADHD screening instrument in clinical practice.
DSM-5 Clinical Interview
A structured interview covering every DSM-5 criterion for adult ADHD, including symptom count, age of onset, cross-setting impairment, and rule-out conditions. Published by the American Psychiatric Association as the diagnostic standard.
Adult ADHD Rating Scales
Additional adult ADHD scales used when more detail is helpful, such as the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale or scales tailored to specific symptom domains.
FDA-Cleared Cognitive Testing
Computerized, objective measurement of attention, impulsivity, and reaction-time variability. Added only when it changes the clinical question or is needed for documentation. Standardized norms compare your performance to age-matched peers.
Collateral Information
Input from a spouse, family member, or close friend who knows you well. Outside observations often capture patterns that are difficult to self-report and can strengthen the accuracy of the diagnostic picture.
IS THIS YOU
Who Should Consider an ADHD Testing
You do not have to be certain you have ADHD to schedule an evaluation. Many patients book because something has not added up for a long time and they want a real answer.
Suspected Childhood ADHD, Never Evaluated
Adults who struggled in school, college, or early adulthood with focus, organization, or follow-through, but were never assessed as children. Adult diagnosis is valid and often clarifying.
Recognized Symptoms After a Child's Diagnosis
Adults whose child or family member was recently diagnosed and who started recognizing the same patterns in themselves. ADHD is highly heritable, so this is a common path to adult diagnosis.
ADHD in Women
Women are diagnosed later than men, on average by years. Childhood symptoms were quieter, or read as daydreaming, anxiety or carelessness. Many women only suspect it when the effort holding everything together stops being enough.
Diagnosed After 40
There is no age cutoff. Adults in their forties, fifties and beyond are assessed and diagnosed regularly, usually after decades of workarounds. DSM-5 asks for evidence that symptoms began in childhood, not that anyone noticed at the time.
Hitting Walls That Used to Be Manageable
A new role, graduate school or a second child, and the systems that carried you for fifteen years stop working. The ADHD did not change. The demand did.
Treatment for Something Else Never Quite Worked
Years of treatment for anxiety or depression with partial results. Untreated ADHD is a common reason another diagnosis stays stubborn.
If you are unsure where to start, our ADHD treatment overview covers what comes after diagnosis.
THE REAL ANSWER
Will I Get Medication After My Evaluation
Almost everyone wants to ask this and almost nobody does. Here is the honest answer.
If ADHD is Diagnosed
If your evaluation supports an ADHD diagnosis and medication is clinically appropriate, we typically start treatment at a follow-up appointment, not at the evaluation itself. This gives us time to review your diagnosis carefully, discuss the right starting plan, and answer your questions thoroughly.
If Your Evaluation Points Elsewhere
If your symptoms are better explained by anxiety, depression, sleep, substance use, or another condition, we treat that condition or refer you to the right specialist. You are not pushed toward a stimulant when it is not the right answer.
No Guarantees on Outcomes
We cannot guarantee a prescription, and we will not pretend otherwise. A real evaluation is built around getting the diagnosis right. If a clinic promises a stimulant in exchange for a fee, that is not an evaluation. It is a transaction.
Stimulant Prescribing Is Taken Seriously
Stimulant medications are Schedule II controlled substances. Prescribing them responsibly means proper diagnosis, ongoing monitoring, periodic check-ins, and documentation. We follow current DEA guidance and our own clinical protocols. This protects you and the integrity of your treatment.
TELEHEALTH AVAILABLE
We provide adult ADHD evaluations by telehealth to anyone physically located in Texas at the time of the appointment. The initial diagnostic visit works well this way, and most Houston-area patients choose it.
On controlled substances: the DEA has extended its telemedicine prescribing flexibilities through 31 December 2026, so an in-person visit is not currently required before prescribing. Rules in this area have changed repeatedly, and we follow whatever is current at the time of your appointment.
Source: telehealth.hhs.gov
Telehealth ADHD Evaluation Across Texas
WHY CIP PSYCHIATRY
Why Patients Choose CIP Psychiatry for ADHD Testing
Five reasons patients across the Houston metro, Sugar Land, and Fort Bend County book their evaluation with our team.
A Real Diagnostic Interview
50-minute conversation with a clinician, not a 15-minute checklist. We apply DSM-5 criteria carefully and document our reasoning. The clinical interview is the gold standard for adult ADHD diagnosis.
In-Network with Major Plans
We are in-network with Aetna, Ambetter, BCBS, Cigna, Curative, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Oscar, and Medicare. If out-of-network, self-pay is $250 for intake and $200 for follow-up.
Psychiatrist-Led Care Team
Your evaluation is delivered by our psychiatrist-led care team. Some appointments are conducted by experienced nurse practitioners under the supervision of our board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Shehram Majid.
Continuity of Care After Diagnosis
If ADHD is diagnosed and you want to begin treatment, we schedule your follow-up with the care team. You are not referred out to a different practice.
Testing That Serves the Houston Area
In-person appointments at our Sugar Land office in Fort Bend County, about 20 to 30 minutes from most Houston zip codes, plus telehealth statewide. Same clinicians, same standard, either way.
Sugar Land Office, Statewide Access
In-person evaluations at our Sugar Land office serve Fort Bend County, with telehealth evaluations available statewide across Texas. Same clinical team and same standard regardless of how you are seen.
COMMON QUESTIONS
ADHD Testing and Evaluation FAQ
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CIP Psychiatry provides adult ADHD testing and evaluation at our Sugar Land office in Fort Bend County, about 20 to 30 minutes from most Houston zip codes, and by telehealth anywhere in Texas. New patients are typically scheduled within one to two weeks.
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Yes. Houston patients complete the diagnostic interview and rating scales by telehealth, with no drive involved. If your case calls for computerized cognitive testing, that is booked as a separate in-person visit at our Sugar Land office.
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A psychiatrist or a psychologist can both assess adult ADHD. A psychiatrist can also prescribe and treat co-occurring conditions, so if you want diagnosis and treatment in one place, that is the shorter route. Start with a clinic that offers a full diagnostic interview, not a questionnaire.
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It depends on your insurance. We are in network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Curative, UnitedHealthcare, Optum, Oscar Health, Ambetter and Medicare. If out of network, self-pay is $250 for the diagnostic intake and $200 for follow-ups. Creyos cognitive testing, when included, is $135. Superbill provided.
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We use assessment for the whole process, evaluation for the clinical part of it, and testing for the optional computerized measurement. Most clinics use the three words interchangeably. What matters is the length of the diagnostic visit, whether they screen for conditions that imitate ADHD, and what you get afterwards.
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Creyos is a computerized cognitive assessment that measures attention, impulsivity and reaction-time variability against age-matched norms. Its tasks come out of more than 30 years of neuroscience research and have been used in hundreds of peer-reviewed studies. It is not a standalone ADHD test and cannot diagnose on its own. We add it to the clinical evaluation in complex cases or where documentation is required, as a separate $135 visit with its own written report.
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For most in-network plans, yes. We verify your benefits before the first visit and send a written estimate so you know the cost in advance. Coverage varies by individual plan, so we confirm directly with your insurer rather than relying on general policy language.
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Your first visit is a 50-minute diagnostic interview. Many patients receive a clear diagnosis at the end of that visit. When the clinical picture is less straightforward, the evaluation continues over one or two follow-up appointments before a confirmed diagnosis is given. Cognitive testing, when added, runs as a separate visit.
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Accuracy comes from the combination, not any single instrument. A structured DSM-5 interview is the diagnostic standard, validated scales like the ASRS add standardized data, and cognitive testing adds objective measurement in complex cases. A computerized test alone, without the interview, is not an accurate diagnosis.
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No. DSM-5 asks for evidence of symptoms before age 12, but that can come from your own memory, old report card comments, or what a parent or sibling remembers. Most adults are evaluated successfully without formal records.
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No. Most adults are diagnosed through the clinical interview combined with validated scales such as the ASRS. We add Creyos cognitive testing for complex presentations, learning difference rule-outs, or when an employer or university requires it for accommodations.
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Written documentation of your diagnosis and recommended treatment is available on request, signed by Dr. Majid, for workplace accommodations, school or another provider. If Creyos cognitive testing is part of your workup, that visit produces its own written report.
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By definition ADHD begins in childhood, even when nobody caught it. What changes in adulthood is demand. A new job, graduate school or parenting can outgrow coping strategies that worked for years. If your attention problems are genuinely new, that points away from ADHD and toward something else worth checking.
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A psychiatrist is the medical specialist who diagnoses and treats adult ADHD. Psychiatrists complete the diagnostic evaluation, prescribe both stimulant and non-stimulant medication, and treat co-occurring conditions such as anxiety and depression. Some psychologists also assess ADHD but cannot prescribe.
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Both can. The difference is what comes next. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can diagnose, prescribe and manage co-occurring conditions. A psychologist provides testing and therapy but does not prescribe. For diagnosis and treatment in one place, a psychiatrist is the more direct path.
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Yes. Psychiatrists are trained specifically to diagnose ADHD and other psychiatric conditions. At CIP Psychiatry the evaluation is a full clinical interview combined with validated rating scales, rule-out screening, and optional Creyos cognitive testing in complex cases.
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If ADHD is diagnosed and medication is appropriate, we usually start at a follow-up visit rather than the evaluation itself. That lets us review the diagnosis carefully and choose a sensible starting plan instead of rushing a Schedule II prescription on day one.
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Yes for the initial diagnostic interview. You need to be physically located in Texas during the appointment. The DEA has extended telemedicine prescribing flexibilities through 31 December 2026, so an in-person visit is not currently required before prescribing.
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