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Wondering if it is ADHD, for you or your child? Book a structured ADHD test in Bangladesh with a clinical psychologist, using DSM-5 criteria and validated rating scales. Online from anywhere, or in person in Dhaka and Sylhet. Written report in 3 working days.
ADHD assessment package
৳6,000Online, or in person in Dhaka (Green Road) or Sylhet
University students: ৳5,000 online, with a valid student ID
Meet your 2 psychologistsIn plain language: ADHD is not laziness or low intelligence. It is a difference in how the brain manages attention, activity and impulses. A proper assessment tells you whether ADHD explains the struggle, or whether something else does, so that you, or your child, get the right help.
Sounds familiar?
In children ADHD is often visible: running, climbing, unfinished schoolwork. In adults it is often hidden: inner restlessness, missed deadlines and a feeling of always being behind.
Recognise several of these? Two minutes will tell you whether a full assessment is worth it.
Take the 2-minute checkTry it
Six questions about everyday life. Your answers stay in your browser.
This is not an ADHD test or a diagnosis. It is a short self-check to help you decide whether a professional assessment is worth it. Only a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist can diagnose ADHD.
Everyone has some of these sometimes. ADHD is about how often they happen, whether they started in childhood, and whether they cause problems in more than one place, like home and work or home and school. A 1-hour assessment checks all of this properly.
Why a quiz is not enough
Poor focus has many causes. A good assessment checks these before saying ADHD, and sometimes finds more than one.
A worried mind cannot settle, so attention slips.
Low energy and slow thinking look like inattention.
Poor sleep causes daytime fog and, in children, hyperactivity.
A child who struggles to read may switch off in class.
Shares some signs with ADHD, and the two can occur together.
A hard time at home or school makes anyone jumpy and distracted.
A child who cannot hear or see well can seem not to listen.
Thyroid problems or some medicines can affect focus. A doctor checks these.
A proper assessment rules these out first, so you get an answer you can act on, not a guess.
See how it worksThe process
Five steps from your first message to a written report. Steps 2 to 4 happen in one session of about an hour.
Choose the psychologist, online or in person in Dhaka or Sylhet. We confirm a time on WhatsApp or by phone.
Life now, early childhood, and how home, school or work is affected.
ASRS v1.1, CAARS and the DIVA-5 interview for adults. Conners parent scale and play-based observation for children.
Weighed against the DSM-5 criteria, ruling out look-alikes.
Findings and a clear plan, including a psychiatrist referral if medication should be considered.
What you get
Your assessors
Two clinical psychologists, both trained at the University of Dhaka and both members of the Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Society.
Assistant Clinical Psychologist · 7+ years
In person in Dhaka (Green Road), or online
M.Phil and MS in Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka. BCPS member (AS22021).
Focuses on formal psychological assessment. Trained in ADOS-2 for autism, carries out IQ testing, and has worked as an educational and school psychologist, so he knows how ADHD shows up in class.
Assistant Clinical Psychologist · 7+ years
In person in Sylhet, or online
MS in Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka. BCPS member (AS22007).
Child psychologist at the Child Development Centre of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, trained in Applied Behaviour Therapy. Assesses children and adults.
Book an assessment
About a minute. Nothing to pay now: we confirm the time on WhatsApp or by phone, usually within 15 minutes to 2 hours.
Want to understand more?
ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, activity and impulse control. It starts in childhood and often continues into adult life. It is not laziness, bad parenting or low intelligence.
Losing focus, missing details, forgetting and losing things.
Children: daydreaming, unfinished homework. Adults: missed deadlines, half-done tasks.
Restlessness and being always on the go.
Children: running, climbing, leaving the seat. Adults: inner restlessness, fidgeting in meetings.
Acting or speaking before thinking.
Children: blurting answers, not waiting a turn. Adults: interrupting, rash spending or decisions.
About 1 in 20 children and about 1 in 40 adults worldwide have ADHD. Many adults in Bangladesh were never assessed as children and grew up being called careless or “not trying hard enough”. Sources: Polanczyk et al., 2015; Fayyad et al., WHO World Mental Health Surveys, 2017.
Scales and tools
No blood test, brain scan or computer game can diagnose ADHD. A trained psychologist brings together a careful history, validated rating scales and the DSM-5 criteria.
The recognised diagnostic standard. 18 symptoms in two groups: 9 for inattention, 9 for hyperactivity and impulsivity.
Current difficulties, early childhood, schooling, family, sleep and mood.
The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, developed with the World Health Organization. 18 questions about the past 6 months.
Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales: detailed ratings of symptoms and everyday problems, from you and, where possible, someone who knows you well.
A structured diagnostic interview that goes through each DSM-5 symptom in childhood and in adulthood, with real-life examples.
Parents rate how often behaviours happen at home, including attention, activity, learning and getting along with others.
How your child plays, waits, shifts attention and follows instructions: things a questionnaire cannot show.
Source: American Psychiatric Association, DSM-5-TR (2022).
Adult ADHD testing scale
The most widely used adult ADHD screening scale in Bangladesh is the ASRS v1.1 (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale), developed with the World Health Organization. It has 18 questions based on the DSM symptom criteria for inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity. The first 6 questions (Part A) are the screener: if 4 or more answers fall in the higher-frequency range, a full assessment is recommended. ASRS is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. At Chum, a clinical psychologist combines it with the CAARS rating scales and the DIVA-5 structured interview, checked against the DSM-5 criteria.
| Scale | What it is | Length | Who fills it in | At Chum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRS v1.1 | WHO-developed screener based on DSM symptom criteria | 18 questions (6 screener) | You | Used |
| DSM-5 criteria | The diagnostic standard a psychologist checks against | 18 symptoms + 4 conditions | The psychologist | Used |
| CAARS | Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales: detailed symptom and problem ratings | Long and short versions | You, and someone who knows you well | Used |
| DIVA-5 | Structured diagnostic interview covering childhood and adulthood | Interview | The clinician, with you | Used |
For children we use the Conners Parent Rating Scale and play-based observation instead. A score on any scale alone never diagnoses ADHD. Try the 2-minute self-check to see whether an assessment is worth it.
Adults and children
After the assessment
Support combines understanding, practical strategies and, when needed, medical input.
For children
The most useful help is usually with parents and school: clear routines, behaviour strategies that work with a child’s attention rather than against it, and simple classroom adjustments.
For adults
A psychologist helps you understand your patterns, build systems for focus, time and organisation, and ease the anxiety, low mood or self-criticism that often come with undiagnosed ADHD. CBT and coaching-style approaches are especially useful. If medication may help, a psychiatrist assesses and prescribes, and we guide you to the right step.
Psychologists who work with ADHD at Chum
Nasim BillahAssistant Clinical Psychologist
Nazme AraClinical Psychologist
Mst. SwampaSenior Clinical Psychologist
Chowdhury Mehtaj Jabeen MedhaClinical Psychologist and ResearcherAll see clients online across Bangladesh.
Therapy sessions after the assessment cost ৳1,000–৳5,500, depending on the psychologist’s seniority. Student sessions start from ৳699, and the exact fee is shown on each profile before you book.
Just starting to wonder about adult ADHD? Read our guide on where to start with an adult ADHD diagnosis.
বাংলায়
মনোযোগ ধরে রাখতে না পারা, খুব অস্থির থাকা, আর না ভেবে হুট করে কিছু করে ফেলা, এগুলো যখন ছোটবেলা থেকে চলে আসে আর পড়াশোনা, কাজ বা সংসারে সমস্যা তৈরি করে, তখন সেটা এডিএইচডি হতে পারে। লক্ষণ, কারণ আর চিকিৎসা নিয়ে বিস্তারিত পড়ুন আমাদের বাংলা গাইডে: ADHD কি? লক্ষণ, কারণ ও চিকিৎসা।
চামে এডিএইচডি অ্যাসেসমেন্ট কীভাবে হয়: একজন ক্লিনিক্যাল সাইকোলজিস্টের সাথে প্রায় এক ঘণ্টার অ্যাসেসমেন্ট। বড়দের জন্য DSM-5, ASRS আর CAARS স্কেল, সাথে DIVA-5 ইন্টারভিউ; বাচ্চাদের জন্য DSM-5, প্যারেন্ট রেটিং স্কেল (Conners) আর খেলার মাধ্যমে পর্যবেক্ষণ। তিন কর্মদিবসের মধ্যে লিখিত রিপোর্ট পাবেন, সাথে পরের করণীয়।
কে করবেন আর খরচ কত: তানভীরুল আলম (ঢাকায় সামনাসামনি বা অনলাইনে) আর সাদিয়া আরিফিন রুনা (সিলেটে সামনাসামনি বা অনলাইনে)। এডিএইচডি অ্যাসেসমেন্ট প্যাকেজ অনলাইনে বা সামনাসামনি ৳৬,০০০ (শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য অনলাইনে ৳৫,০০০)। বুক করতে এখানে দেখুন বা WhatsApp-এ মেসেজ দিন।
Questions
At Chum the ADHD assessment package is ৳6,000 with Tanvirul Alam or ৳8,000 with Sadia Arifin Runa, online or in person (university students ৳5,000 online, with a valid student ID), for adults and children, with either assessor. It includes a 1-hour assessment with a clinical psychologist and a written report in 3 working days. Ongoing therapy sessions start from ৳1,000, and the exact fee is shown before you book.
The psychologist takes a detailed history (what is happening now, what you or your child were like in childhood, and how life at home, school or work is affected), uses validated rating scales, and, for children, observes them in play. The findings are checked against the DSM-5 criteria, and other possible explanations such as anxiety, sleep or learning difficulties are considered.
DSM-5 criteria for everyone. For adults, the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1), the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) and the DIVA-5 structured diagnostic interview. For children, the Conners Parent Rating Scale and play-based observation, alongside a detailed interview with the parent or guardian.
The most widely used screening scale is the ASRS v1.1 (Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale), developed with the World Health Organization: 18 questions based on the DSM symptom criteria. At Chum, a clinical psychologist uses the ASRS v1.1 together with the CAARS rating scales and the DIVA-5 structured interview, checked against the DSM-5 criteria. Children are assessed with the Conners Parent Rating Scale and play-based observation.
On the ASRS v1.1, the first 6 questions (Part A) are the screener. If 4 or more of those answers fall in the higher-frequency range, the result is consistent with ADHD and a full assessment is recommended. A positive screen is not a diagnosis.
No. The ASRS is a screening questionnaire. A diagnosis needs a clinical interview that checks childhood history, how much the symptoms affect daily life in more than one setting, and other possible causes, which is what a psychologist does in the 1-hour assessment.
সবচেয়ে বেশি ব্যবহৃত স্ক্রিনিং স্কেল হলো ASRS v1.1, যেটা বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার সাথে তৈরি, ১৮টা প্রশ্ন। চামে এর সাথে CAARS স্কেল আর DIVA-5 ইন্টারভিউও করা হয়, আর DSM-5 অনুযায়ী একজন ক্লিনিক্যাল সাইকোলজিস্ট পুরোটা মিলিয়ে দেখেন। শুধু স্কেলের স্কোর দিয়ে এডিএইচডি নির্ণয় হয় না।
Two clinical psychologists: Tanvirul Alam (Assistant Clinical Psychologist, M.Phil in Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka; in person in Dhaka, or online) and Sadia Arifin Runa (Assistant Clinical Psychologist and child psychologist, MS in Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka; in person in Sylhet or online). Both are BCPS members.
Yes. Both assessors, Tanvirul Alam and Sadia Arifin Runa, carry out ADHD assessments online, for people anywhere in Bangladesh or abroad. In person: Dhaka with Tanvirul Alam, or Sylhet with Sadia Arifin Runa.
Yes. For children the psychologist uses DSM-5 criteria, the Conners Parent Rating Scale and play-based observation, and talks with you about home and school. The report explains the findings and practical next steps for home and school.
The assessment itself takes about 1 hour. Your written report is ready in 3 working days.
Bring anything that shows the pattern over time: school reports or teacher comments, any previous assessments, and a list of current medicines. For adults, it can help if a parent or sibling can share what you were like as a child. For children, a parent or guardian who knows their daily routine should attend.
No. No blood test, brain scan or computer game can diagnose ADHD on its own. Diagnosis is clinical: a careful history, validated rating scales and the judgement of a trained psychologist or psychiatrist.
Yes. ADHD is present from childhood but is often missed, especially where awareness was low. Many adults are recognised only later, and support still helps a great deal.
Not necessarily. Many people benefit from psychological strategies, parent support and coaching. Psychologists do not prescribe; if medication may help, a psychiatrist assesses and prescribes, and we can refer you.
A clinical psychologist or a psychiatrist. At Chum, a clinical psychologist carries out the ADHD assessment against DSM-5 criteria. If medication may help, a psychiatrist assesses and prescribes, and we can refer you.
They look for different things. ADHD is about attention, activity and impulse control; autism is about social communication and repetitive or restricted patterns. Some children and adults have both. Autism screening is a separate package of ৳8,000 with the same two psychologists, or ৳13,000 for ADHD and autism together with Tanvirul Alam.
Often, yes. Years of struggling undiagnosed can lead to anxiety, low mood and self-criticism, which therapy also helps.
No. It is a short self-check to help you decide whether a professional assessment is worth it. Only a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist can diagnose ADHD.
চামে বড় বা বাচ্চা, দুজনের জন্যই এডিএইচডি অ্যাসেসমেন্ট প্যাকেজ অনলাইনে বা সামনাসামনি ৳৬,০০০ (বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য অনলাইনে ৳৫,০০০)। এর মধ্যে এক ঘণ্টার অ্যাসেসমেন্ট আর তিন কর্মদিবসের মধ্যে লিখিত রিপোর্ট আছে। ঢাকায় সামনাসামনি, সিলেটে বা অনলাইনে করা যায়।
Yes. The 2-minute self-check on this page uses the six screening questions of the WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1, Part A) and is free and private. It shows whether a full assessment is worth it, but it cannot diagnose ADHD.
Trouble keeping attention on tasks, losing things often, forgetting appointments or deadlines, putting off tasks that need sustained effort, restlessness or fidgeting, interrupting or acting on impulse, and difficulty organising time. To point to ADHD they must have started in childhood and affect work, study or relationships.
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Practical, Bangladesh-specific reading from the Chum blog on this topic.
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