# Read an ADHD evaluation listing: the basics

Learn what a listing on this directory shows and what it leaves out, how a screening differs from an evaluation, and what to ask a provider before you book.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 35 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Say where listing data comes from and what the CMS NPI Registry does and does not record.
- Tell a screening from a full evaluation.
- Name the facts a listing leaves empty and ask the provider for them.
- Explain why a listing is a starting point and not a recommendation.

## Lessons

1. [What a listing shows and what it leaves out](https://adhdevaluations.fyi/academy/adhd-evaluation-listing-basics/what-a-listing-shows.md) (11 minutes)
2. [Screening and evaluation are different](https://adhdevaluations.fyi/academy/adhd-evaluation-listing-basics/screening-and-evaluation.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Questions to ask before you book](https://adhdevaluations.fyi/academy/adhd-evaluation-listing-basics/questions-before-you-book.md) (12 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course teach me to diagnose or evaluate ADHD?

No. It teaches you to read a listing, ask a provider good questions and check the provider with the official body. Only a qualified clinician can evaluate a person.

### Does a listing mean the provider offers ADHD evaluation?

Not by itself. The registry names a specialty, not the services. Some listings link to a page on the provider's own website that says so. Read that page and still ask the provider.

### Is the certificate a professional qualification?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed the exam. It is not a licence, a credential or medical advice.

Also on the [web page](https://adhdevaluations.fyi/academy/adhd-evaluation-listing-basics).