ADHD and autism assessment for adults — in English

We are a psychiatric and psychotherapeutic practice in Münster. If German is not your first language, the specialist assessment for ADHD and the autism spectrum in adults can be carried out in English — consultation, structured interviews, feedback session and the written report.

What we assess

Adults who suspect ADHD, an autism spectrum condition, or both. A frequent reason for referral is a long history of depression, anxiety or exhaustion that has responded poorly to the usual treatments — behind which an unrecognised neurodivergence and years of masking are not uncommon. We also see people who were assessed as children abroad and need a current, German-language-system report.

We do not perform the ADOS-2 in adults. The assessment rests on clinical examination, structured interviews and psychometric testing, as the German adult guideline provides for.

How it works

What “in English” means here

Consultations, interviews and the feedback session are held in English, and the report is written in English. One limitation belongs in the open: not every questionnaire exists in a validated English version. Several instruments were developed in English and are used in the original; a few exist only with German norms. Where we have to fall back on a German form, or where norms were established in a German-speaking sample, the report says so — this affects how confidently a score can be interpreted, and you should know it rather than find it out later.

What you receive

Not a bare yes or no. You receive a written report that also makes your results visible — much as a laboratory report shows internal values. The charts place your profile in relation to comparison groups. On request the report also sets out where treatment might sensibly start: which themes carry the picture today, whether a focused, skills-based approach or a structure- and relationship-oriented one is closer at hand, and in what order. Where the findings do not support such a conclusion, we say that just as plainly. It is decision support — the indication is set by the treating clinician.

With your consent the report goes to your referring practice, and can be issued in German as well if a German-speaking clinician will continue your treatment.

Fees

The assessment is a private medical service. It is invoiced under the German medical fee schedule for physicians (GOÄ). Before we begin you sign a written fee agreement and receive an itemised cost estimate with the fee codes — the document your insurer will ask for.

Reimbursement. You settle the invoice and may submit it to your insurer. Whether and how much is reimbursed depends entirely on your policy — we cannot promise reimbursement, and we would rather say so now than later. For patients with German private insurance or civil-servant assistance (Beihilfe), a guideline-compliant assessment is usually eligible, but the tariff decides. In-depth differential modules are added only when screening or findings give a concrete reason, and always after discussion with you.

The German fee section is the authoritative version: Kosten der Diagnostik. Figures are for the typical pathway and are confirmed in your individual estimate before anything begins.

Who this is for — and who it is not for

The assessment is for privately insured patients, those entitled to Beihilfe, and self-payers, including patients with international insurance. Because the practice holds a statutory psychotherapy licence, this specialist assessment cannot be billed to German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung). If you are statutorily insured you may still attend as a self-payer; we will tell you before we start what that means for you.

If an acute crisis is the reason you are getting in touch — acute suicidal thoughts, an acute psychotic or manic episode — an assessment is not the right first step. In Germany, emergency help is available around the clock on 112, and the telephone counselling service Telefonseelsorge can be reached free of charge on 0800 111 0 111 and 0800 111 0 222.

Getting an appointment

Appointments for private consultations and for the assessment are best arranged via Doctolib or by email. Please mention that you would like the assessment in English, so we can plan the questionnaire set accordingly.

Praxis für Psychotherapie am Pottkamp
Dr. med. Stephan-Sebastian Scherer — Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist
Pottkamp 23 · 48149 Münster · Germany
Phone +49 251 97446348 · scherer@psychotherapie-am-pottkamp.de

This page is an English summary of our German pages. For legal notices and data protection see Impressum & Datenschutz; the German version prevails in case of doubt.