ADHD care that gets it right
From an expert clinician who gets it
If you’re seeking clarity, not clichés: this is evidence-based, person-centred, neuroaffirming care
designed to help you understand your brain, regain control, and thrive.
If you’re tired of being dismissed, rushed, or misunderstood…
This is neuroaffirming, evidence-based ADHD care with a clinician who combines deep expertise with genuine kindness
…and takes the time to work out what’s really going on...
This service is for you if…
You haven’t been diagnosed with ADHD before, suspect ADHD or AuDHD and want an assessment you can trust
You’ve been dismissed, mislabelled, or told “it’s just anxiety/stress” — and it still doesn’t fit
You want treatment that’s safe, evidence-based, and individualised
You want a clinician who combines deep expertise with genuine kindness
You want someone who can troubleshoot and stabilise when things are unclear or have gone sideways
You’ll be seen directly by Dr Chris Soo
A lived-experience ADHD expert and specialist GP
known for getting complex cases right when others don’t.
As featured on:
ABC Radio. HealthEd Women & Children's Update. RACGP Clinical Update Conference. The GP Show with Sam Mange
ABC Radio. HealthEd Women & Children's Update. RACGP Clinical Update Conference. The GP Show with Sam Mange
What makes us different
Many services can provide a diagnosis.
Fewer can offer the combination of access, rigour, and continuity that helps people thrive long-term:
Self-referral: you can book directly — no GP referral required
We know that ADHD rarely travels alone: We look carefully at what’s alongside it as we know that is how you win or lose with ADHD— we treat you holistically as a whole person, and not just a label
Calm, structured troubleshooting: if medication isn’t working, or you’re getting unexpected side effects, we don’t guess — we analyse the pattern and adjust with a plan.
One-clinician care: you won’t start with one person and get handed around. You’ll work directly with Dr Chris Soo, building a consistent, individualised therapeutic relationship over time.
Neuroaffirming & lived-experience care: We understand what you’re going through and aim to deliver care the way we’d want it ourselves — respectful, collaborative, and practical — while still applying careful clinical reasoning so your diagnosis and treatment are genuinely safe and evidence-based.
This practice is built around a simple principle:
Getting it right matters…
…because the right diagnosis changes everything
What an ADHD assessment looks like with us
Step 1: Initial comprehensive diagnostic interview & clinical assessment
60 mins face to face
Prior to your assessment, you’ll collect any previous assessments you’ve completed in the past and email in any upload any helpful documents
(e.g., school reports, previous letters, relevant medical history).
Then just rock up. We’ll do the rest.
We typically cover:
Lifelong pattern (not just “how you’ve been lately”… though we unpack that too)
Executive function: initiation, organisation, time blindness, working memory
Emotional regulation, overwhelm, shutdown/burnout patterns
Functional impact (study/work/home/relationships)
Masking and compensations (especially in adults with ADHD who were missed in their earlier years)
Developmental history and key turning points
Differential diagnosis and common overlaps (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma, other developmental conditions including
ASD, sleep issues, substance and personality vulnerabilities, bipolar spectrum disorders, etc)
What you can expect by the end of this appointment
By the end of this first assessment, we usually have a strong clinical formulation and often a provisional diagnosis.
Where it’s clinically appropriate — particularly if symptoms are significantly impairing and the risk profile fits — we may also discuss starting a non-stimulant medication option early.
This isn’t “rushing”; it’s a pragmatic way to support functioning sooner while we complete the full diagnostic picture.
Personalised questionnaires - after the appointment
At the end of this first visit, you’ll be given a set of targeted questionnaires and screening tools chosen for your presentation. We’ll often arrange some investigations to explore any medical issues that come up that might affect your symptoms, or possibly interfere with any treatment.
These help us confirm that what emerged in the interview aligns with patterns seen across settings and over time — and they also help check for overlaps that change treatment.
You bring your story. We bring the structure to make sense of it.
You’ll know we haven’t cut corners, and you’ll feel clear about the next steps.
Step 2: Making sense of it all: results, diagnosis, next steps
60 mins face to face or telehealth, typically 5-6 weeks later
This appointment is where everything comes together.
We will:
review questionnaire results
review any collateral information where it improves accuracy (i.e. school reports, prior clinician letters, or partner/family observations). Not everyone needs the same amount of this, and we try to not to let any one test be the be all and end all — but it’s often valuable.
clarify your diagnosis or diagnoses and explain the formulation in plain language — what’s driving what
and build an actionable plan tailored to your life
Treatment planning (including medication where appropriate)
If medication is appropriate (often), we’ll discuss options and choose a path that fits your goals, risk profile, and comorbidities.
That plan may include:
stimulants (often effective for many people)
non-stimulant options (sometimes the better fit)
understanding not just medication (discover the strengths of your brain, and how to set up life to thrive instead of struggle)
practical supports that actually help (systems, sleep, psychology supports, workload design, relationship strategies)
This is a collaborative conversation,
You’ll understand the why, not just the what.
Step 3: First medication review. If it’s right, we refine it.
If it’s not, we troubleshoot early — calmly and systematically
30 min face to face or telehealth ~4 weeks later
If we start ADHD medication at the previous review — often a stimulant, where appropriate — we usually review within about a month.
This first review is mainly about safety and proof of concept:
Safety: side effects, sleep, appetite, mood, anxiety, cardiovascular symptoms, rebound/crash, and any red flags
Proof of concept: is it doing what it’s meant to do — improving focus, initiation, emotional regulation, and day-to-day functioning in the way we’d expect?
What happens next depends on your response - it’s not one size fits all
If it’s working well: we “dial it in” — optimising dose and timing so the benefits are consistent and the trade-offs are minimal.
If it’s not doing what we expected, or it feels unpleasant: we don’t push through blindly. We troubleshoot calmly and systematically; adjusting strategy, checking for overlaps that change response, and where needed trialling a different option.
The aim isn’t just “being on meds”.
It’s the right medication approach, working safely and well for you.
Step 4: The first 3 months
Early on, we stay close — not because we expect problems, but because we’re committed to getting this right.
For the first ~3 months, we usually review a bit more closely — typically every 4–6 weeks. This is the phase where we:
optimise dose and timing (“dial it in”)
check that benefits are real-world and consistent
monitor side effects and safety markers
pick up early warning signs if something isn’t the right fit
Why this matters: if an issue is going to emerge — side effects, mood destabilisation, sleep disruption, unexpected reactions, or a mismatch between medication and your underlying profile — it usually shows up early. Close follow-up lets us address problems promptly and safely, rather than letting them drag on.
Once stable, follow-up becomes individualised. Many people move to 3–6 monthly reviews depending on complexity and treatment needs.
The goal isn’t frequent appointments — it’s safety, then optimisation.
Then we give you room to live.
Step 5: Discharge to your usual doctor — and you are always welcome back.
When things are stable, and your regular GP is comfortable to take over, we’re often happy to transition ongoing prescribing and monitoring to them.
If your GP is unsure, we can help make this easier — for example by providing clear written guidance and, where appropriate, being available for a brief clinician-to-clinician discussion to support a safe handover.
And importantly: if anything changes — life circumstances shift, symptoms flare, medication stops working as expected, side effects emerge, or your GP wants a second set of experienced eyes — you can return at any time for review and troubleshooting.
That’s part of the value of establishing care with a clinician who knows ADHD and mental health deeply: you’re not stuck if things get complicated.
The goal isn’t to keep you here, it’s to get you optimised & supported long-term.
If the plan ever stops fitting, you can return anytime to recalibrate.
Talk to someone who cares
Dr Chris Soo is an ADHD expert Specialist GP on the Gold Coast providing neurodiversity-affirming, evidence-based care. He is a lived-experience AuDHD clinician and works near-exclusively with ADHDers and AuDHDers, including complex presentations where diagnostic clarity, comorbidity, and safe treatment really matter.
Chris holds academic appointments as Adjunct Associate Professor at Bond University (from January 2026) and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Griffith University. ChrisSoo_AcademicCV_2025 - upda… He is the founder of ADHD Clinical Mastery (clinician education), a full member of the Australasian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA) and a member of the AADPA Education & Training Committee, and a member of the Australian Society of Developmental Paediatrics.
Chris is a professional speaker, medical educator, and advocate for higher-quality ADHD care in Australia. He has been an invited speaker at the RACGP 64th Clinical Update Conference (2025), featured across the HealthEd Women’s & Children’s Health Update seminars in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide (2024–2025), and has presented at the AADPA Conference
He is known for combining clinical rigour with genuine kindness: careful listening, clear explanations, and calm clinical reasoning. Many patients and clinicians seek him out for diagnostic clarity and expert troubleshooting — especially when symptoms are nuanced, overlapping, or when treatment hasn’t gone as expected.
Chris supports people with ADHD across the lifespan and has worked in ADHD, autism, and mental health care for over 20 years. He is passionate about helping patients move from confusion to clarity, stability, and thriving — with one-clinician continuity and a structured, safety-first approach that doesn’t cut corners.
