How a telehealth ADHD assessment works, what it costs and how long it takes, plus how to get started when you're ready.
An adult ADHD assessment is a structured clinical evaluation with a doctor experienced in ADHD. It covers your symptoms, your history and how ADHD affects your daily life, and it can lead to a formal diagnosis and a treatment plan.
Kantoko is an Australian telehealth ADHD clinic providing online assessment, diagnosis and ongoing care for adults. The whole process runs by video and through our platform, so you can complete your assessment from home, wherever you live in Australia.
Before you meet your doctor, you complete detailed assessment forms at your own pace. Your ADHD Doctor reviews these ahead of time, so your appointments focus on listening, assessing and working out the right next step for you.
The whole process runs online. Here's what happens from sign-up to your treatment plan.
Complete Your Information
Fill in your details and finish our assessment forms online, at your own pace. Your ADHD Doctor reviews everything before your first appointment.
See Your GP
Get a referral letter and a few routine checks from your GP: blood tests, an ECG, and basic observations like blood pressure and weight.
Meet Your ADHD Doctor
Attend your assessment by video. Your first appointment takes about 45 minutes, and most assessments take 2 to 4 sessions to complete.
Get Your Plan and Ongoing Care
If you're diagnosed with ADHD, your doctor builds a treatment plan with you, with check-ins, prescription renewals and reviews built in.
A Kantoko ADHD Doctor. Our care team includes psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars working under psychiatrist supervision, and GPs with a special interest in ADHD. Your history is shared across the team, so your care continues whoever you see.
Australia is also changing who can diagnose ADHD. Some states, including New South Wales and Queensland, now give specially trained GPs a bigger role in diagnosis and prescribing, and each state sets its own rules. Our state pages track the current pathway where you live.
Kantoko costs $200 for your first month, then $100 per month on a 12-month subscription. That covers the assessment process and ongoing care, including up to six standard appointments each year. Medication, GP visits and routine tests are separate.
Traditional private assessments often cost more than $1000 upfront, with each follow-up billed separately. A subscription spreads the cost and keeps support in place after diagnosis.
Most Kantoko assessments take 2 to 4 telehealth sessions, with the first appointment running about 45 minutes. How quickly you can start depends on your state; current availability is listed below.
Traditional pathways can involve waits of six months or more for a first appointment, depending on where you live. The 2023 Senate inquiry into ADHD heard that long waits and high costs are the most common barriers to assessment in Australia.
Yes. To start with Kantoko you need a referral from your regular GP, along with routine health checks: blood tests, an ECG and basic observations. These keep treatment safe and give your ADHD Doctor a complete picture of your health.
Your GP can find everything they need, including what to put in the referral, on our referral information page.
Kantoko is 100% telehealth. Appointments happen by video, so you can be at home, at work or anywhere private. Choose your state for local referral rules, prescribing pathways and city coverage.
Appointments available in 1–2 weeks
Appointments available in 1-2 weeks
Appointments available in 1–2 weeks
Appointments available in 1-2 weeks
Appointments available in 2-4 weeks
Appointments available in 1-2 weeks
New patient intake paused
The Kantoko Difference
ADHD care with patients at the centre, designed to support you beyond assessment and diagnosis.
All Kantoko ADHD Doctors are registered with AHPRA and experienced in assessing and treating ADHD.
ADHD Doctor (Psychiatrist)
MBChB, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCGP, FRACGP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MBBS, FRACGP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
FACRRM, DRANZCOG Advanced (2019), MBBS, B.Med.Sci
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MD, FRACGP, BBiomedSc
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MBBS, FRACGP
ADHD Doctor (Psychiatrist)
MBChB, MRCPsych, FRANZCP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
BSc (Hons), MBChB, MRCGP, FRACGP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MBBS, FRACGP
ADHD Doctor (GP)
FACRRM, DRANZCOG Advanced (2019), MBBS, B.Med.Sci
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MD, FRACGP, BBiomedSc
ADHD Doctor (GP)
MBBS, FRACGP
Guides and explainers from the Kantoko team
Begin with your profile and assessment forms. We'll show you what to arrange with your GP before you book.
Official sources checked 20 July 2026.
This is a general guide, not medical or legal advice. Your ADHD Doctor will explain the requirements that apply to your care.