Creyos Cognitive Assessment
Validated online cognitive testing platform we use in adult ADHD, autism, and AuDHD evaluation — measuring working memory, attention, executive function, and reasoning across 12 standardized tests
Creyos (formerly known as Cambridge Brain Sciences) is an online cognitive assessment platform used by clinicians worldwide. The 12 standardized tests measure specific cognitive functions that are particularly relevant to neurodivergent adults — working memory, sustained and divided attention, executive function (planning, mental flexibility, response inhibition), and reasoning.
We use Creyos as part of comprehensive evaluation when objective cognitive measurement adds clinical value. The results provide objective data alongside clinical interview findings, supporting (not replacing) the diagnostic formulation Karina builds with you.
What Creyos Measures
Twelve standardized tests across four cognitive domains. Each test produces normed data comparing your performance to population averages adjusted for age, education, and other relevant factors.
Working Memory
Tests that measure your ability to hold and manipulate information in short-term memory. Working memory is one of the most reliable cognitive markers for ADHD and is also relevant for autism and AuDHD presentations. Spatial working memory, verbal working memory, and updating tasks are all covered.
Attention
Tests that measure sustained attention (maintaining focus over time), divided attention (managing multiple inputs), and selective attention (filtering relevant from irrelevant information). Attention deficits are core to ADHD, but autistic adults also show distinctive attention patterns that Creyos can measure.
Executive Function
Tests that measure planning, mental flexibility (shifting between tasks or rules), and response inhibition (suppressing impulsive responses). Executive function challenges show up in both ADHD and autism, often with different patterns — Creyos helps differentiate.
Reasoning
Tests that measure verbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, and logical problem-solving. Useful for understanding cognitive strengths alongside challenges — many neurodivergent adults have characteristic reasoning patterns that Creyos can document.
How Creyos Fits Into Our Evaluation
Creyos is a piece of the evaluation, not the whole evaluation. Here's how it fits:
What Creyos does well:
Provides objective cognitive measurement against population norms. Documents specific cognitive strengths and challenges. Generates data that's particularly useful for ADHD evaluation (working memory and executive function patterns) and AuDHD evaluation (the integrated cognitive profile of both neurotypes). Useful for ADA accommodations or formal documentation requiring objective testing.
What Creyos doesn't do:
It doesn't "diagnose" ADHD, autism, or AuDHD — these are clinical diagnoses based on pattern recognition across multiple domains. It doesn't capture sensory experience, social communication patterns, or developmental history. It doesn't account for the masking many late-identified adults have done. The clinical interview captures what the cognitive testing can't.
How we use it:
When clinical interview suggests cognitive testing would clarify the picture, we use Creyos. The results are interpreted alongside the conversation we've had with you, not as a standalone verdict. If Creyos data and clinical interview findings diverge, we treat that as information — sometimes one or the other better captures what's actually going on, depending on context.
When We Use Creyos
In ADHD evaluation
We use Creyos when objective measurement of cognitive profile would add clinical value beyond rating scales and clinical interview. Particularly useful for: documenting working memory and executive function patterns characteristic of ADHD; generating objective data for ADA accommodations or workplace documentation; cases with diagnostic uncertainty where rating scales alone aren't conclusive.
In autism evaluation
We use Creyos when cognitive profiling adds clinical depth — autistic adults often have distinctive cognitive patterns (strong reasoning alongside specific working memory or attention challenges, for example) that Creyos can document. Useful for understanding cognitive strengths alongside autism-specific challenges.
In AuDHD evaluation
Creyos is more frequently included for AuDHD because the integrated picture often benefits from objective cognitive data. The interaction between ADHD-related attention and executive function patterns and autism-related reasoning and working memory patterns is itself diagnostic — Creyos helps document this integration.
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Creyos Is Included in Your Evaluation Price
Many specialty practices charge separately for Creyos testing — sometimes hundreds of dollars on top of the evaluation. We don't.
Creyos is included in the price of your evaluation when we use it. ADHD evaluation $1,650. Autism evaluation $2,050. AuDHD evaluation $2,500. That's the full price, including the cognitive testing if it's part of your assessment.
Real Patients, Real Progress
Ready to Schedule?
If you're ready for evaluation that uses validated tools as part of comprehensive clinical assessment — not as a substitute for it — the next step is booking your initial consultation.
Your Questions About Diagnostic Tools, Answered
Are the assessment tools included in the price of my evaluation?
Yes. All evaluation tools — Creyos, QbCheck, validated rating scales, and structured interviews — are included in the price of your evaluation. No separate testing fees, no surprise charges.
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