Adrien views psychological assessment as more than assigning a diagnosis. A meaningful evaluation should help people understand themselves more clearly, identify why certain areas of life may have been difficult, and find practical supports that reflect their actual needs.

For adults seeking an autism or ADHD evaluation, the process may provide language for experiences they have struggled to explain for years. Many adults have spent much of their lives adapting to expectations, concealing difficulties, or receiving diagnoses that captured only part of their experience. Adrien approaches these clients with curiosity, humility, and respect.

For children and teens, an evaluation can help families better understand learning, communication, emotional, behavioral, or developmental differences. The results may also clarify which supports could be helpful at home, at school, and in the community. As part of his advanced clinical training, Adrien may conduct clinical interviews, gather

developmental histories, administer and score psychological measures, work directly with clients and caregivers, contribute to diagnostic formulation, and assist with reports and feedback sessions.

Throughout the evaluation process, Adrien works under the direct supervision of Dr. Thatcher. Dr. Thatcher reviews the clinical findings, oversees diagnostic decisions, and provides professional review and sign-off on the final report.

This collaborative model allows clients and families to benefit from Adrien’s focused attention, curiosity, and developing assessment expertise while also receiving oversight from a licensed psychologist with extensive experience evaluating autism, ADHD, learning disorders, intellectual disabilities, and complex psychological presentations