ADD

We offer an assessment service for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), as well as post-diagnosis treatment and support.

Children struggling with ADD experience the same problems with inattentiveness as those with ADHD, but without the hyperactivity or impulsiveness. ADD can sometimes go unnoticed because the symptoms are harder to recognise.

What help is available?

If your child is diagnosed with ADD, there are a variety of strategies in place to help them cope at home and at school. Psychological strategies, 25% extra time in exams, the use of a keyboard, and medication where deemed appropriate all can help mitigate the symptoms of ADD and limit their effect on your child’s life.

How do I get in touch?

If you believe your child may have ADD and would like an assessment, please fill out the enquiry form on this page. You will then be invited to a telephone consultation where you can provide a clearer picture, and an assessment can be arranged.

How much will it cost?

Costs differ between individuals. You will be given a clear idea of any fees before the assessment begins.

Make an Enquiry

Complete our short enquiry form and one of our staff will get back to you as soon as possible

Our Specialists

Dr Hanspeter Dorner

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr Clare Gates

Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Dr Roger Kennedy

CONSULTANT CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST AND PSYCHOANALYST

Dr Alison Pak

CHARTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr Ben Ko

SENIOR CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN

Dr Rakendu Suren

CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dr Zaib Davids

CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

Dr Hanspeter Dorner

Position: Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, Psychiatrists

Dr Dorner is a highly-experienced Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with 20 years of experience in the field of child mental health. He has expertise in the assessment and treatment of neuro-developmental disorders such as ADHD and ASD as well as anxiety disorders, mood disorders and psychotic states in children and adolescents. Hanspeter has a special interest in complex mental health needs in children and young people, in particular trauma related mental health difficulties and emerging personality difficulties. After graduating in medicine at the University of Vienna/Austria, he started his training in child & adolescent psychiatry in Innsbruck and later completed higher specialist training in the Great Ormond Street Hospital training scheme. Prior to his career in child & adolescent psychiatry, Hanspeter worked as a Paediatrician in Austria. In 2000, the University of Innsbruck awarded him a Masters degree in Systemic Therapy. In addition to his work in managerial positions for the NHS, Hanspeter has extensive experience as an expert witness in care proceedings and has for many years contributed to service developments and training in international mental health settings. He is fluent in English, German and proficient in Spanish.

 

    Dr Clare Gates

    Position: Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
    Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, *Anxiety-Depression, Psychiatrists
    Dr Clare Gates is a consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who, after a career in the NHS spanning 20 years has been working in the private and voluntary sector since 2011.
    She has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of the full spectrum of commonly encountered child and adolescent mental health conditions including adolescent and childhood depression, OCD, anxiety disorders, ASD and ADHD.
    In addition to her private practice, Dr Gates works as a consultant to the National Autistic Society (NAS) Lorna Wing Centre providing diagnostic assessments and offers specialist support to parents of teenagers in conjunction with the charity, Connected Lives.

      Dr Roger Kennedy

      Position: CONSULTANT CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST AND PSYCHOANALYST
      Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, *Autism, *Multidisciplinary Assessments, *School and Education, *Trauma Therapy, Directors, Psychiatrists

      Dr Roger Kennedy worked as a Consultant Family Psychiatrist in the NHS at the Cassel Hospital Richmond, for 29 years and was an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at Imperial College, London. He is trained as a Child Psychiatrist and a Medical Psychotherapist.

      He has extensive experience of providing courts and social services with expert opinion on multi-problem families as well as in private law cases, though he no longer appears in court. He also has considerable experience in assessing compensation cases. He is acknowledged as a leading expert in the field and has published several books and many papers. He sees adolescents, couples and families for therapeutic work, and offers assessments for children and parents, for emotional and behavioural problems, and does screening assessments for autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

      Dr Kennedy is also a Training Psychoanalyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society and was their President 2004-6. He has an extensive psychoanalytic and psychotherapy practice for adults, has many years’ experience of teaching and training in the therapy field, and is often involved in presenting at conferences both in the UK and abroad.

        Kennedy, R. (2014) The Psychic Home. London and New York: Routledge

        Kennedy, R. (2019) Tolerating Strangers in Intolerant Times. London and New York: Routledge.

        Kennedy, R. (2020) The Power of Music. London: Phoenix Books

        Dr Alison Pak

        Position: CHARTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
        Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, *Autism, Psychologists

        Dr Alison Pak completed her BSc (Hons) at University College, London, a Masters in Social and Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College, London.  She has experience working in various NHS settings and in private practice, and is currently based in a practice in South West London.

        Dr Pak draws on a range of therapeutic models (e.g., Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy), often including creativity as one of her core competencies. She believes that children and young people respond to integrative approaches, which appeal to their language and their hobbies. Having worked with children and young people across the age range, she has found that packaging important aspects of therapy in examples that they find to be familiar is crucial in strengthening engagement and communication, resulting in a strong therapeutic relationship built on trust, honesty and fun.

        Dr Pak has worked with children, young people and adults, providing individual therapeutic interventions as well as working with families and groups. She has experience in the treatment of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, conduct disorder, psychosis, behavioural difficulties, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Furthermore, she has worked with children with neuro-developmental disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and is experienced in carrying out cognitive assessments and in providing detailed reports of cognitive functioning.

         

          Dr Ben Ko

          Position: SENIOR CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN
          Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, *Autism, *Paediatrics, Paediatricians

          Dr Ben Ko is a Senior Consultant Paediatrician, with over 20 years’ experience as an NHS Consultant. After graduating from Edinburgh University with Distinction in Paediatrics, he continued his training in paediatrics in the UK, rotating through tertiary centres including Great Ormond Street Hospital. He was an Honorary Consultant to Great Ormond Street Hospital, prior to his current NHS appointment with Barts Health NHS Trust.

          He has an extensive clinical portfolio in the field of neurodisability and child development, covering physical disabilities, learning difficulties, autism, developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia), and the full range of developmental disorders. He is recognised as a national expert on Special Education Needs and has written national advice and guidance on the subject.

          Ben has gained national recognition for his contribution to paediatrics. He was awarded a Department of Health national level Clinical Excellence Award, which is bestowed to only the top 10% of UK Consultants. He was a former member of the Executive Committee and Council to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and was Convenor to the British Association for Community Child Health. He was a ministerial advisor to the Department of Work and Pensions on Disability Benefits and contributed to national policy on disability benefits for children. He is currently a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Invited Review Panel, providing advice to service planning and re-modelling to NHS child health services nationally. He is a member of the Executive Committee of British Academy of Childhood Disability, leading on governance issues for the Academy.

            RCPCH. Covering All Bases, Community Child Health: A Paediatric Workforce Guide (2017) (Member of project steering group and co-author)

            Dr Rakendu Suren

            Position: CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST
            Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, Psychiatrists

            Dr Suren is a consultant child and Adolescent Psychiatrist . He Completed his core training in psychiatry from St Bartholomew’s and Royal London hospital training scheme and completed the higher training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from Great Ormond Street Hospital. He has expertise in assessment and management of Complex Neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD, Autism, Tics/Tourette’s syndrome , Mood disorders , Anxiety disorders , Eating disorders, Psychosis and other mental illness seen in Children and Adolescents . He has a special interest in Paediatric psychopharmacology and has published on this topic . He has a keen interest in School mental health and Neurodevelopmental disorders across life span, particularly ADHD transition from Adolescents to Adults.

              Dr Zaib Davids

              Position: CONSULTANT CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST
              Categories: *ADD, *ADHD, *Autism, *Eating Disorders, Psychiatrists

              Dr Zaib N S Davids has been a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at UCLH and Honorary Senior Lecturer at UCL for 15 years.

              She specialises in the assessment and treatment of full range of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders including depression, self-harm, trauma, anxiety, adjustments to physical illness as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and psychosis.

              She has extensive experience in the treatment of complex psychosomatic conditions.