An ADHD assessment in Defence Colony is a finite piece of work with a written report at the end of it, not an open-ended course of therapy. The short answer is our Malviya Nagar centre, because we do not have a centre in Defence Colony. This page sets out what the assessment involves, what the report is and is not accepted for, and who would carry it out.
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Centre: eMbrace at Rainbow, Malviya Nagar
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Address: FC-29, Plot No. 5, Geetanjali, near Malviya Nagar Metro Station Gate No. 1, New Delhi 110017
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Nearest metro: Malviya Nagar, Yellow Line, beside Gate No. 1
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Phone: +91 99715 76800
Which eMbrace centre Defence Colony families use
Our closest centre to Defence Colony is in Malviya Nagar, at FC-29, Plot No. 5, Geetanjali, beside Malviya Nagar Metro Station Gate No. 1. We have no centre in Defence Colony, and it is a drive of some length, not a hop.
From Defence Colony, Jangpura and Lajpat Nagar the road route runs via Ring Road and Press Enclave Marg. On the metro it is a Violet Line to Yellow Line change at Central Secretariat or Hauz Khas depending on where you start, so most families in this catchment drive.
For families where the travel is the obstacle rather than the appointment, we run sessions online, and a good deal of child psychology work, particularly parent-facing sessions, does not lose anything in that format.
Unlike therapy this has a defined end: two or three appointments over a few weeks plus report writing, so it is a handful of trips rather than a weekly commitment, and we group the testing where the journey is long. One part cannot happen at our end at all. Teacher rating scales need filling in by someone who sees your child in a classroom, and how quickly school returns them usually decides the timeline.
For parking, the nearest drop-off point and the quickest route at your particular time of day, ask on the intake call. Traffic and parking around every one of these centres change enough through the day that current directions from someone who works there beat anything we could fix on a web page.
When an ADHD assessment is worth doing
Assessment is worth doing when the answer would change something. If a diagnosis would unlock accommodations at school or work, settle a long-running disagreement about whether a child is careless or struggling, or open the door to medication, it earns its place. If nothing would be done differently afterwards, it is worth saying so before you spend the money.
- Difficulties present before age twelve and showing up in more than one setting, not only at home or only at school
- Attention, organisation or impulsivity problems that are out of step with the person’s ability
- A bright child working far harder than classmates for the same result
- An adult who recognises the pattern in themselves, often after a child has been assessed
Symptoms, treatment, classroom accommodations, ADHD at work and ADHD in adults each have their own page on our ADHD hub.
What the assessment actually involves
ADHD cannot be diagnosed from a single questionnaire, and anywhere offering that is not doing an assessment. Ours combines a detailed developmental and clinical history, standardised rating scales completed by more than one person, and direct testing of attention, memory and executive function, drawing on instruments such as Conners 3, CBCL, BASC-3, BRIEF-2, NEPSY-II and the Wechsler scales.
The multi-informant part is not optional. A scale filled in only by a parent describes home, and ADHD is defined partly by showing up in more than one place. Where school has not noticed, that is useful information rather than a problem.
What brings people to ADHD assessment here
From Defence Colony and Jangpura assessments are often prompted by a school counsellor who has already done some groundwork, which makes the process faster because the classroom picture is partly documented before we start.
We also see a distinct group of adults from this catchment, usually in their thirties and forties, who reach us after their own child has been assessed and have recognised most of the history in themselves.
Who you would see at our Malviya Nagar centre
Dr Supriya Malik, Founder and CEO, and Head of the Child Development Centre at Rainbow
PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Birmingham, where she was also a postdoctoral researcher, and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society in the UK. She designed the assessment and therapy pathways every eMbrace centre runs.
At our Malviya Nagar centre, the clinicians who take this work are:
Taranpreet Kaur, Clinical Psychologist
M.Phil in Clinical Psychology with distinction, plus a Post Graduate Diploma in School Counselling from Symbiosis. ACT and MBCT for anxiety, depression, OCD and trauma, and comprehensive psychological assessment. Works in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Cheesha Kanwar, Psychologist
Completing an MSc in Clinical Psychology at Christ (Deemed to be University), with a BA (Hons) in Applied Psychology from the University of Delhi. Behaviour therapy and assessment support using WISC-V, NEPSY-II, Conners-3 and BRIEF-2. Works in English and Hindi.
Which of them you see is decided on the intake call rather than by whoever has the next free slot, and you are told who it will be before you book. Fuller biographies are on our about page.
Schools and services we already work with
A good deal of our assessment work around Defence Colony reaches us through institutions rather than directly, and the referral routes are worth knowing about.
Our Malviya Nagar centre runs inside Rainbow Children's Hospital, New Delhi, which is why occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech therapy, behaviour therapy and special education sit in the same building as assessment.
Where a child or adult needs psychiatric input, we work with Sukoon across Delhi NCR for psychiatric assessment, consultation and medication management, so you are not left to find a psychiatrist yourself.
Fees, the report, and what it is accepted for
Fees are quoted upfront on your intake call. Assessment is priced as a piece of work covering testing, report and feedback, not per session. The report names the instruments used, gives the scores, states the conclusion plainly and sets out specific recommendations. Ask any provider for that standard before you pay.
On what it is accepted for, which is where families are most often misled: a good report supports classroom accommodations, and most schools act on it. Formal board concessions are separate. Requirements differ by board and frequently involve a designated government centre, so we tell you what yours needs rather than leaving you to find out afterwards. Medication is a prescribing decision, and we work with Sukoon across Delhi NCR where it is being considered.
Frequently asked questions
Usually yes. Where the classroom picture is partly documented before we start, the process runs faster because that groundwork is already done.
Yes, and a distinct group from this catchment are adults in their thirties and forties who recognised the history in themselves after a child was assessed.
Our Malviya Nagar centre via Ring Road and Press Enclave Marg. It is a handful of visits rather than a weekly commitment, which makes the drive easier to justify.
Not on its own. Board requirements differ and often involve a designated government centre, and we tell you what yours needs on the intake call.
You are told the figure on the free 15-minute intake call. It is one quote for the whole assessment rather than a running per-session charge.
Book, or check first
Start with the free 15-minute intake call. It is with a clinician, fees are quoted on it, and if we are not the right service for your child we will tell you on that call rather than after you have paid for an appointment.
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