Easy, effective ADHD diagnosis and treatment for Canadian students

Upon completing your self-assessment, you will be given an answer on whether you may have ADHD or not. If positive, you will be prompted to create your free Frida account.

After you’ve created your account, you will be asked to complete the following within the Frida Care Portal:

1. Answer a screening questionnaire to make sure Frida is a fit. 

2. Book an appointment to confirm your diagnosis.

3. Prior to your appointment, complete a series of additional screening questionnaires.

On the day of your appointment:

• Your clinician will call you at your scheduled appointment time; it may show up as a blocked number. 

• Find a safe, quiet, private space.

• You cannot be driving during the appointment.

• The appointment will be scheduled for 75 min. If you need more time with the clinician, a second (shorter) appointment will be scheduled.

Frida’s robust processes are an investment in your health. By submitting your medical history in advance, your clinician can come prepared to clarify some items and further discuss your care with Frida’s medical team. This is how an accurate diagnosis is made. Some persons will not be appropriate for care through Frida, but we will do our best to guide you towards a provider or service that can.

RELATED: Complete your free ADHD self-assessment

There are many different symptoms associated with ADHD. We recommend starting with our one minute assessment. It is a clinically validated tool called the ASRS that is used to help diagnose ADHD in adults.

The ASRS is extremely effective at accurately telling you if you do not have ADHD. And it is pretty effective at telling you if you do have ADHD, although less so.

If your assessment results say your symptoms are consistent with ADHD, we recommend booking an appointment with a Frida clinician for a full-length interview to better assess your possible ADHD diagnosis.

You can start the assessment here.

Frida provides diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for adults with ADHD.

There are six main steps with Frida:

1. Complete our online assessment to see if you are a good fit for Frida, and if we can support your specific needs.

2. If we can support your specific needs, you will be able to schedule a judgement-free, full length evaluation with a clinician. It will be conducted by phone.

3. During the first visit, your clinician will get to know you and work with you to determine which treatment, if any, is appropriate. Your treatment could include medication, therapy or both. Frida does not provide therapy (yet!) but can point you towards other solutions that may work for you.

4. If you are prescribed medication, it is usually delivered to your home within two business days.

5. Typically, you will see your clinician for short visits every 2 to 4 weeks at the start to work on tailoring your treatment plan to your specific needs.

6. Once your treatment plan is optimized, you will check in with your care team every three months by phone or chat. The choice is typically yours, although sometimes we will need to speak with you. And you can always message your care team! Responses are typically received within 2 business days.

Frida is for anyone over the age of 18 who believes they have ADHD, or has ADHD. We tend to focus on women* because ADHD is more under-diagnosed in women than in men. Boys are 3x more likely to be diagnosed as girls, and research shows that 75% of women with attention problems are undiagnosed (source: CADDAC).

All that being said, we welcome everyone to Frida, regardless of the gender and sex they were assigned at birth.

*women in all their diversity: cis-women, trans and non-binary individuals.

Frida prescribes all medications recommended in the Canadian ADHD practice guidelines. If medication is part of your treatment plan, there is no one size fits all - your clinician will recommend medication(s) based on a variety of factors.

If you have anxiety and/or depression (which are common in people with ADHD), your clinician will create a holistic treatment plan, and will also prescribe medication for these conditions.

Frida provides two complementary services — diagnostic assessments and continuous care — that have separate costs.

A diagnostic assessment with a Frida clinician costs a one-time fee of $599. If you're diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, or depression, you can continue to meet with your Frida clinician at a cost of $99 per appointment.

Frida is covered by private insurers that have an eligible health spending account. If you need financial support to pay for your diagnostic assessment fee, contact us and we'll help.

You will be able to claim Frida's diagnosis & treatment costs if your private insurance plan offers a health spending account.

However, the cost is not covered by private insurance plans that do not have a specific health spending account.

Frida and GreenShield Cares have partnered to provide all Frida patients with 3 free hours of talk therapy, plus a one-year subscription to internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Digital CBT) included with the cost of an ADHD diagnostic assessment.

Frida patients will be able to access the program after they speak with a clinician.

We’ll never leave you in the dark about the outcome of your assessment. If you’re not diagnosed with ADHD, your Frida clinician will guide you through exactly why you weren’t diagnosed.

If possible, we’ll also work with you to help manage your symptoms through referrals to other mental health providers and non-pharmacological resources. All Frida patients are also able to access 3 hours of talk therapy and online cognitive behavioral therapy through GreenShield Cares, regardless of their diagnosis.

At this point in time, Frida is focused on adults with ADHD. However, if you have anxiety and/or depression (which are common in people with ADHD) present alongside ADHD, your Frida clinician will treat these conditions as well.