Private ADHD Screening Assessment for Children in Warrington
Helping you channel their energy and potential.
Specialist, NICE-compliant ADHD screening assessments combining clinical expertise with objective QbCheck technology. From behaviour to communication, giving you the strategies to help your child thrive.
Understanding ADHD
How ADHD Presents in Children and Young People
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental difference that affects the brain’s executive functions, the systems responsible for attention, emotional regulation, organisation, memory, and impulse control. Children and young people with ADHD may experience differences in concentration, activity levels, and the way they process and respond to the world around them.
At AYC, we take a compassionate, child-centred approach to understanding ADHD. Our assessments look beyond behaviours alone to build a clear picture of each child’s strengths, needs, and experiences. We recognise that every child is unique, and we work closely with families to provide insight, guidance, and practical recommendations that support confidence, wellbeing, and development.
We believe in recognising and nurturing the positive qualities often associated with ADHD, including creativity, energy, curiosity, and enthusiasm, helping children and young people to thrive both at home and in education.
The QbCheck Difference
Clinical Insight + Objective Data.
Our ADHD screening brings together information from a range of sources to build a clear picture of an individual’s strengths and difficulties. AYC uses QbCheck, a clinically validated assessment tool that provides objective data about attention, activity and impulsivity.
Objective, Data-Led Insight
QbCheck is a computer-based task that measures attention, activity and impulsivity. Completed at our Warrington clinic, it provides objective data to support our clinical understanding of ADHD.
Building a Clearer Picture
QbCheck is not used in isolation. It forms part of a full screening assessment alongside a detailed clinical interview and measures of executive functioning (such as the Brown’s Executive Functioning scales), ensuring a thorough and holistic understanding.
Clear, Meaningful Evidence
Results documented in our screening report provide evidence of ADHD traits, helping to determine whether further assessment for a full ADHD diagnosis is appropriate.
The Screening Pathway
A clear, step-by-step process to understanding.
Information gathered
Forms completed exploring developmental history and current presentation (ACE / ADHD rating scales and full medical history.)
The QbCheck
Completed in clinic: simple, non-invasive and objective data collection.
Rating Scales
Standardised rating scales completed by parents and teachers to see how ADHD traits present across home and school.
The Browns Executive Functioning Test
This assessment is completed remotely before the appointment and explores a child’s executive functioning skills – the cognitive processes involved in areas such as attention, planning, organisation, managing tasks and self-regulation.
Meeting with your clinician
The clinical interview is with the parent or carer, giving you the opportunity to talk openly about your child’s development, strengths, difficulties and experiences. Please bring another trusted adult who can stay with your child during this part. Young people aged 16 and over may wish to take part and share their experiences directly.
Feedback and Next Steps
Our practitioners compile a detailed screening report. This creates a body of evidence a diagnosing clinician can use to offer a formal ADHD diagnosis, and can support school adjustment requests and EHCP applications.
Your report will usually be provided within four to six weeks of your face-to-face appointment. If significant ADHD traits are identified and you would like to pursue a formal diagnosis, we can discuss the next step with you and, where appropriate, refer your child to our paediatrician partner.
Understanding the 3 Presentations
ADHD presents differently in every child.
Hyperactive/Impulsive
Constantly moving, struggling to wait their turn, talking excessively. Often described as “driven by a motor.”
Inattentive
Daydreaming, forgetful, easily distracted. Often missed in school because they aren’t “disruptive”, but they are struggling silently.
Combined Type
A mix of both impulsive energy and difficulty sustaining focus. This is the most common presentation.
Why NICE Compliance Matters
High-Quality, Evidence-Based ADHD Screening
At AYC, we are committed to providing high-quality, evidence-based ADHD screening assessments that families, schools and healthcare professionals can trust. Our screening assessments follow NICE guidelines and are carried out in line with recognised best practice standards, ensuring a thorough and clinically robust process.
NICE Guidance
We strictly follow NICE Guideline NG87.
School Support
Our reports are robust enough to support applications for EHCPs (Education, Health and Care Plans) and applications for Exam Concessions.
Onward Referrals
Our reports will evidence ADHD traits, which can then be used to request diagnosis via the NHS or alternatively to seek a referral to our paediatrician partner.
Areas we serve
Our specialist clinic is in Warrington, within easy reach of much of the North West. If you are travelling to us, we have dedicated pages covering travel and local information for ADHD Screening Assessments in Liverpool and ADHD Screening Assessments in Manchester. You may also want to read about ADHD Screening Assessments for adults, or about booking autism and ADHD assessments together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. ADHD is often a regulation issue, not a deficit. “Hyper-focus” on high-dopamine activities (like gaming) is a common trait of ADHD.
Not necessarily. Diagnosis opens the door to medication if you choose that path, but it also unlocks school support, therapy, and environmental adjustments. The choice is always yours.
Yes. Some autistic and ADHD traits can overlap, and some people are both autistic and have ADHD. Our autism assessment and ADHD screening are separate pathways, so each can be explored fully in its own right. If you choose to have both with us, we can streamline the process where appropriate and offer the assessments at a reduced combined cost. You will receive a separate report for each.
Our screening assessment combines information gathered from parents, carers and, where appropriate, school, alongside objective assessment measures. We use the QbCheck, an objective computer-based assessment that measures attention, impulsivity and activity levels. Children complete the QbCheck in clinic.
We also use the Brown Executive Function Scales, completed online before the appointment, which explore areas commonly associated with ADHD, such as attention, organisation, working memory, emotional regulation and task completion. These assessment tools are considered alongside developmental history and clinical information to help us build a full understanding of a child’s strengths, challenges and support needs.
Our ADHD screening costs £500 and is completed by an experienced Neurodevelopmental Practitioner at our Warrington clinic.
The screening includes a QbCheck assessment, Brown Executive Function measures and a structured clinical interview to explore ADHD traits and their impact on everyday life.
You will receive a detailed written report outlining the findings, identifying ADHD traits and areas of difficulty. Where significant ADHD traits are identified, we can arrange an onward referral to an appropriate specialist for a full diagnostic assessment, at an additional cost of approximately £500.
Following the screening assessment, you will receive a written report summarising the information gathered and whether ADHD traits have been identified. The report is designed to provide clarity and understanding of your child’s presentation, rather than provide a diagnosis.
If the screening indicates significant ADHD traits, you may choose to use the report as supporting evidence when requesting a full diagnostic assessment through the NHS or when discussing your child’s needs with school or other services. Where appropriate, we can also signpost you to trusted partner professionals for a full diagnostic assessment.