Autism & ADHD Assessments

You deserve to understand yourself.

Our neurodiversity-affirming assessments are available for children ages 10+, teens, and adults.

We are not looking for what is “wrong” with you or focusing on deficits. We want to help you understand how your brain works, recognize your strengths and needs, and identify supports that allow you to live more authentically.

What We Assess

We provide focused evaluations for:

  • Autism

  • ADHD

  • OCD

  • Sensory processing differences

Our goal is to rule in or rule out specific diagnoses and provide clear, practical information.

You Are More Than Checkboxes

Assessment tools are part of the process, but they do not tell your whole story.

We combine carefully selected assessments with a detailed clinical interview to understand you or your child as a whole person. We consider strengths, challenges, lived experiences, and masking—not just outward behavior.

Annie, your Clinical Assessment Coordinator will guide you through:

  • A clinical interview

  • Individualized assessment measures

  • Review of your results

  • A follow-up feedback session

  • Clear diagnostic information

  • Personalized recommendations and accommodations

How Our Assessments Are Different

Our assessments are:

  • Neurodiversity affirming: Your brain is different. It is not broken.

  • Personalized: The process is tailored to your specific needs.

  • Strength-based: We look at your abilities and authentic qualities, not only challenges.

  • Collaborative: Your experiences and perspective matter.

  • Practical: Recommendations can support school, work, home, relationships, and daily life.

  • Timely: Our focused process typically has a quicker turnaround than comprehensive neuropsychological testing.

Is This a Neuropsychological Evaluation?

No. We provide focused diagnostic assessments for Autism, ADHD, OCD, and sensory processing differences.

We do not conduct broad testing of cognitive, academic, memory, or neurological functioning. If a full neuropsychological evaluation would better meet your needs, we will be transparent about that.

More Than a Diagnosis

An assessment can help you:

  • Make sense of lifelong experiences

  • Better understand strengths and support needs

  • Access appropriate school or workplace accommodations

  • Identify practical strategies for everyday life

  • Replace self-criticism with greater understanding

Our goal is to help you understand yourself and receive the support you need to show up as your most authentic self.

You are not a problem to be solved. You are a person who deserves to be understood.

Contact Guiding Arrows Counseling to learn whether a focused assessment is the right next step for you or your child.

You deserve to be understood!

Contact me!

FAQs

  • Let's schedule a free 15 minute consultation so we can learn more about each other. Just fill in the information on our website.

  • "Therapy is a way for kids to talk about their feelings and thoughts through play. Instead of using just words, you get to use toys, games, and art to show what's going on inside your heart and mind. The play therapist is like a friend who helps you express yourself and understand your emotions better. It's a special time just for you to play and learn how to work through hard things."

  • Honestly, not much. The terms "therapy" and "counseling" are often used interchangeably, and their meanings can overlap. Therapy is a broader term that encompasses various forms of treatment for mental, emotional, or behavioral issues, while counseling implies a more focused, problem-solving approach to specific issues or challenges. Professionals providing therapy may include psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists (like here at GAC), and licensed clinical social workers. Counselors often hold titles such as licensed professional counselors (also here at GAC), marriage and family therapists, school counselors, or career counselors.

  • We are a private pay practice. The short to explanation as to "Why?" is because insurance companies require a diagnosis when sometimes one is not medically necessary, billing insurance limits confidentiality, insurance controls how many sessions you are allotted, AND they determine what modalities of treatment are covered which may not be suitable for your needs. With private pay, we can create a customized treatment plan specifically catered to you and your needs. We are happy to provide a superbill for you to file with your insurance company, although there is no guarantee of coverage.

  • If you are seeking services for your child, the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) will join the child during the first session. This is our time to get to know each other, go over confidentiality and informed consent, how therapy is conducted, discuss the reason for services, and create treatment goals.

  • We are in Aledo, directly off the access road between 1187 and Ranch House Road on the corner of Bankhead and Nu Energy. We are the large office space in the Bearcat Storage parking lot. We can't wait for you to enjoy our space as much as we do!

    130 Nu Energy Drive
    Aledo, TX 76008

  • If you are unable to attend a session, you may cancel at least 24 hours beforehand with no charge. Cancellations within 24 hours of the appointment are charged the full session rate.