TLDR: - Initial contact was meh, but 10/10 patient experience once you get set up. - Assessment can be taken from your own home and there is no long waiting list like at most spots - Immediate diagnosis and paperwork can be taken to your doctor - Out of pocket for insurance but will send you superbill for reimbursement - Lots of resources afterwards (medication is not the only answer) I spoke to my doctor at One Medical Group about getting a potential ADHD diagnosis and they recommended reaching out to Dr. Dodini for a full assessment. My initial back and forth with the company was really touch and go. I would submit papers and not hear back for days/weeks so I finally left a message on their phone line to see what was happening and got an IMMEDIATE call from Dr. Dodini himself. He apologized for the mishaps and personally got me scheduled for an online assessment. My testing came in super fast but for some reason my computer would not register my answers, so he had me come in to take the test in office. I really appreciated it because he was able to explain the full process to me, make sure I was set up correctly and was able to get my results pretty much right after the test in person. To nobody's surprise I tested positive for ADHD and Dr. Dodini gave me a full breakdown of what I had trouble with + my options for help. I was able to take my paperwork to my doctor and figure out next steps whether it was medication or an executive functioning coach. I had been feeling slightly off the past few years and he had assured me that I have had ADHD my whole life but things like becoming a working parent, a pandemic, etc had caused all my masking to become undone and it was not my fault. I left the appointment feeling emotional but also empowered. They also have a newsletter that they said out to former patients with helpful information + tips as well as webinars. I highly recommend. read more

Dr. Dodini is a lifesaver. My PCP referred me to him after I had searched far and wide for a psychiatrist to help me deal with my ADHD symptoms. I was never diagnosed in childhood and my adult diagnosis was no longer in my records. After my second child was born, I found myself forgetful, impulsive, frequently overwhelmed and struggling. I honestly thought my career was going to be over. My PCP stepped in last year and provided me with short term relief, but she really wanted a full diagnosis to understand whether the treatments were effective or necessary. Finding a psychiatrist in a pandemic was very difficult and many don't do such diagnoses remotely, but Dr. Dodini does! His office responded within 24 hours to my request and sent a full panel of information within 2 days. I paid the fee for the assessment (it's out of network for everyone so I had to pay upfront for reimbursement) and was given all of the information for the ONLINE assessment. I was very skeptical. I didn't think that an online test could possibly be able to measure what was going on in my mind. I was wrong. Within 24 hours of taking the online test, I had a call with Dr. Dodini -- a call that he graciously rescheduled when my ADHD helped me calendar it on the wrong time so I showed up with 3 minutes left in my appointment time. On that call, he explained the results of the test, how it works, and what it had measured. I PROMISE YOU, I felt SEEN, Supported, Understood and HOPEFUL for the first time in YEARS. My meds are way too low, which I knew, but was scared to ask for more to keep my doctor from thinking I was med seeking. My coping mechanisms are ALL FRIED and I am burnt OUT. Dr. Dodini explained WHY and how my mental health challenges are all exacerbating each other and how increasing my dosage and adding some small changes into my daily life can completely change my life. He also gave me some excellent resources that I've already started looking into, including an ADHD coach, which I've been looking for for TWO YEARS!!!! I cannot overstate how happy this appointment made me. I already have a therapist and a doctor, but having the diagnosis on paper and dealing with someone who actually understood what I was going through and could explain it was absolutely amazing. I cannot recommend Dr. Dodini enough. If you're struggling. If you've been diagnosed with ADHD or ADD or just feel like you could have it, PLEASE see him. I promise you will leave with a much better understanding of what is going on in your brain as well as the PAPERWORK that can help your psychiatrist or MD help you to change your life! read more

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I've tried to contact Dodini multiple times via email (as suggested on their website) and phone over the past month for an ADHD consultation, and have received no response whatsoever. I'm desperate to get my life together with the help of a much-needed diagnosis, and it's been really disappointing and baffling to be totally ignored. Hoping this review will spur them into action. read more

Dr. Dodini responded to my voicemail inquiry for services within an hour. He was extremely professional, helpful, and dedicated to answering all of my questions. He gave me tons of helpful information. Highly recommend. read more

I came to Dr. Dodini's practice because of lifelong challenges I'd experienced. I'd begun to wonder if they might be the result of ADHD. I filled out the forms and took the computerized test. When it came time for my consultation with Dr. Dodini, he walked me through the results and explained that they weren't consistent with me having ADHD. So, why the 5 star review? Because he didn't stop there. We talked about the challenges that had caused me to reach out for testing. He kindly and respectfully reality-tested some of my perceptions. Some things, I thought, "yeah, that could be another possible explanation for what I've experienced." For other things, where I felt the other interpretation wasn't likely, he was equally open to my point of view. The bottom line was that he listened and then integrated both the test results and my reported experience into a diagnosis that actually does make sense to me. And, even more importantly, because I wanted a diagnosis, not for itself, but as a way to improve the behavior that is causing me distress, he recommended next steps that provide me the framework to make those improvements. read more

i went to dr dodini in 2019 for an ADHD test/evaluation. scheduling was really easy, and he was very upfront about what the cost would be. the test is pricy and probably out of pocket for most, but worth it in my opinion. at the appointment, we chatted for a while about my life and history and what led me to want to get tested as an adult. afterwards i took the computerized test and we discussed the results together. he sent the results to my GP who was able to prescribe me something to help manage my symptoms. the ADHD diagnosis and medication have been total life changers for me. not instant problem solvers, but useful and important tools to help me make behavorial and routine-based changes to improve my home and work life. i felt very at ease with dr dodini and the ADHD testing process was easy. i recommend him and if i needed talk therapy i would definitely go back. thank you! read more

Dr Dodini is truly one of a kind. I went to him for ADHD testing and the process couldn't have been more seamless. Dr Dodini is kind, professional and hit my symptoms spot on. I felt seen, heard and validated and am now on track with living a higher quality of life with adhd. I couldn't recommend him enough. read more

I was skeptical the of the online test, but was amazed by the amount of detailed insights and analysis they were able to determine from the results. I found Dr. Dodini to be very warm and understanding. He answered all my questions thoroughly and for the first time I really felt like someone understood what I'd been dealing with. Couldn't recommend him or his service more for the efficiency, professionalism, and kindness. read more

A while back, my doctor had suggested that I suffer from ADHD and began pushing me to get tested. I was admittedly very skeptical at first and it took a while before I acquiesced. I shopped around with him for someone who would do this expertly, personally, but affordably. My doctor told me he had only the best experiences with sending people to Dr. Dodini. I bothered Dr. Dodini terribly with questions even before I set foot across the threshold. He patiently and understandably explained every question I had, and that pushed me over the edge to settle on him. I am very glad that I did. Dr. Dodini's evaluation is cutting-edge, harnessing the latest technologies developed to cut out clunky, expensive (unneeded) approaches to diagnosis. When he formed his opinion, Dr. Dodini went well over our allocated half-hour to deliver his opinion and dispense with his advice. It was obvious that he is incredibly erudite and well-read on these matters, ADHD first and foremost. He is able to mix his deeply personal knowledge of ADHD in his family with the science he keeps up to date on. At no point did I feel like I was being milked nor did I feel like I was on a conveyor belt. Dr. Dodini genuinely cares about each patient and has honed his evaluation process to a tee. I could not be happier that I selected him to investigate ADHD issues and what the next steps are after diagnosis. read more