ADHD Testing & Treatment in Austin TX for Kids, Teens & College Students

You’ve Been Wondering About This for a While

The teacher emails that keep using the word “focus.” The homework that takes three hours and four battles. The bright kid whose grades don’t match what you know is in there. The teen who loses everything, starts everything, finishes almost nothing — and is beginning to believe the problem is who she is, not how her brain works.

If you’ve been putting off an ADHD evaluation because the nearest specialist is booked out four months and forty minutes away, here’s the good news: for most kids and teens, a complete, clinically rigorous ADHD evaluation can now be done entirely online — and done well.

Meet Our Clinicians

Little Dove Psychology is a small group practice. The work described on this page is provided by our three clinicians: Dr. Kristin Kroll, Dr. Meghan Kraenbring Comerford, and Antonette Anuwe. Meet our team →

A Complete ADHD Evaluation, Entirely Online

Remote testing at Little Dove isn’t a shortcut version of the “real thing.” It follows the same standards as an in-person evaluation:

• A comprehensive diagnostic interview with you and your child — developmental history, school history, and everything that does and doesn’t look like ADHD
• Gold-standard rating scales completed by parents and teachers, so we see your child across settings — exactly what diagnostic guidelines require
• Screening for the look-alikes — anxiety, depression, and sleep problems that masquerade as attention problems
• Objective computerized testing with QbCheck — an FDA-cleared tool that measures attention, impulsivity, and physical activity right through your webcam
• A written report and feedback session that explains what we found and exactly what to do next

What the Results Actually Do for Your Family

A good evaluation isn’t just a yes-or-no answer — it’s a roadmap.

• Therapy, medication, or both — the results help you and your child’s care team decide whether skills-based therapy is the right starting point, whether a medication conversation with your pediatrician or a psychiatrist makes sense, or both. We coordinate directly with prescribers so nothing gets lost in translation.
• 504 plans and IEPs — the report gives schools the concrete, standardized data they need to create or refine accommodations, turning “we think he needs support” into documentation a school team can build on.
• SAT, ACT, and college accommodations — the same documentation supports extended-time requests and college disability services down the road.
• An objective baseline — because the testing is repeatable, we can re-test months later and show you whether the therapy or medication is working, instead of everyone guessing.
• A new story — perhaps most importantly, a clear evaluation gives your child a new story about their brain: one about how it works and what helps, instead of “lazy,” “spacey,” or “not trying.”

ADHD Treatment at Little Dove

Testing is where clarity starts; treatment is where life changes. Our ADHD treatment is skills-based therapy tailored to your child’s age and your family’s reality: executive function and organization skills that actually stick, CBT for the frustration and self-esteem bruises that ride along with ADHD, DBT-informed emotion regulation work for the kids whose ADHD comes with big feelings, and parent coaching so the home routines support the skills instead of fighting them. We work with kids and teens and college students, and we coordinate with schools and prescribers when it helps.

We do not prescribe medication — as psychologists, our lane is evaluation and therapy. What we do is make sure that if medication is part of the conversation, your prescriber has clean, objective data to work with, and that your child has skills no pill can teach.

When We’ll Tell You Virtual Testing Isn’t the Right Fit

Honesty up front is part of doing this well. We’ll recommend an in-person or more comprehensive evaluation instead — and help you find the right one — when:

• Age and development — remote tools aren’t validated for children under 6, who need an interview- and observation-based developmental evaluation; the same is true when intellectual disability or global developmental delay is in question
• A learning disorder is suspected — reading, writing, or math struggles beyond what attention explains (persistent trouble decoding words, grades collapsing in one subject) need full cognitive and achievement testing, which must be done in person to be valid; giftedness and twice-exceptional questions belong here too
• There’s medical or neurological involvement — head injuries or concussions with lingering effects, seizure disorders, genetic conditions, significant prematurity, or any loss of skills your child used to have call for comprehensive neuropsychological testing, because attention problems may be one piece of a bigger picture

And if partway through an evaluation the data tells us your child’s situation needs a deeper look, we’ll stop, explain why, and connect you with the right in-person resource.

Serving Austin — and All of Texas

Because the entire evaluation is online, families work with us from Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Plano, Frisco, Southlake, and everywhere in between — plus 42 PSYPACT states for college students who head out of state.

Want the deeper dive on this new service and how remote testing compares to in-person? We wrote about it: New at Little Dove: ADHD Evaluation & Treatment in One Practice.

Frequently Asked Questions About Online ADHD Testing

Can ADHD really be diagnosed online?

Yes — when it is done to the same standard as an in-person evaluation. Our virtual ADHD evaluations include a comprehensive diagnostic interview, standardized rating scales completed by both parents and teachers, screening for conditions that mimic ADHD, and FDA-cleared objective testing. Telehealth evaluations are held to the same standard of care as in-person care, and remote ADHD assessment of children is supported by peer-reviewed research and European clinical guidelines.

What is QbCheck?

QbCheck is an FDA-cleared computerized test that objectively measures the three core areas of ADHD — attention, impulsivity, and physical activity — using your computer’s webcam. It is validated for home administration and adds objective performance data alongside the interview and rating scales. No single test diagnoses ADHD by itself; QbCheck is one piece of a complete evaluation.

What ages do you evaluate for ADHD?

We evaluate children and teens ages 6–17 and college students. For children under 6, virtual testing tools are not validated, so we will point you toward an appropriate developmental evaluation instead.

How long does the ADHD evaluation take?

Typically two to three weeks from start to finish: an intake interview with you and your child, online questionnaires completed by parents and teachers, the objective testing session, and a feedback session where we walk through the written report together.

Do you prescribe ADHD medication?

No. As psychologists, we provide evaluation and therapy, not medication. If the results support a medication conversation, we coordinate directly with your child’s pediatrician or a psychiatrist, and our report gives the prescriber the data they need to make a good decision.

Will the report work for a 504 plan or IEP?

Yes. The report is written with schools in mind: standardized data plus specific recommended accommodations, so your school team can build or refine a 504 plan or IEP on solid footing. The same documentation supports extended-time requests for the SAT and ACT and college disability services.

What if it turns out not to be ADHD?

That is a valuable answer too. Anxiety, sleep problems, depression, and learning differences often masquerade as ADHD. Either way, you leave the evaluation with a clear explanation and a plan. If the data points toward a learning disorder, we will refer you for in-person cognitive and achievement testing and tell you exactly why.

Do you take insurance for ADHD testing?

Little Dove Psychology is a private-pay practice. We provide a superbill you can submit to your insurance for possible out-of-network reimbursement.

What does ADHD treatment look like after the diagnosis?

Skills-based therapy tailored to your child: executive function and organization skills, CBT for the frustration and self-esteem hits that ride along with ADHD, DBT-informed emotion regulation work, and parent coaching so home routines support the skills. We coordinate with your child’s school, and because our testing is repeatable, we can re-test later to show whether treatment is working.