Best Practices in Screening & Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults
for professionals in behavioral health and psychologists
Presented by Dr. Margaret Sibley
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Videos
The following videos are recordings of Dr. Margaret Sibley's training on “Best Practices in Screening & Diagnosis for ADHD in Adults.”
Best Practices in Screening & Diagnosis
of ADHD in Adults – Part 1
(Dr. Margaret Sibley)
Best Practices in Screening & Diagnosis
of ADHD in Adults – Part 2
(Dr. Margaret Sibley)
Description:
This presentation reviews empirically supported best practices for the screening and diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults. The content covers who to screen and how to screen, an overview of the diagnostic process, and specific tools and recommendations related to accurately measuring current symptoms, assessing and making judgments about clinically significant functional impairments. In addition, how to establish childhood history in adults, careful differential diagnosis of ADHD versus mimicking conditions, and how to navigate challenging diagnostic scenarios in an era of self-diagnosis is also covered.
Date Presented: Thurs., Oct. 16, 2025 9:00am – 12:00pm (Central)
Date Training Expires: Oct. 16, 2027
Objectives:
- Identify the core components of evidence based assessment of ADHD in adults.
- Explain best practices in accurate measurement of ADHD symptoms.
- Describe low value practices that may lead to misdiagnosis (over or under diagnosis) of adult ADHD.
Supporting Material
About the Speaker
Margaret Sibley
PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Margaret Sibley is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a clinical psychologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She has authored over 120 scholarly publications on ADHD in adolescence and adulthood with research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Institute of Education Sciences. She is Secretary of the American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) and a Professional Advisory Board Member for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).