Psychological

Assessment for
CWSN
Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
ATTENTION
DEFICIT
HYPERACTIVITY
DISORDER
SO HOW DO WE
DIAGNOSE ADHD?
SCHOOL RECORDS (NOTEBOOKS, TESTS)

PARENT INTERVIEW AND COMPLAINTS

TEACHER INTERVIEW

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

OBSERVATION

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
ITEMS 1 TO 9

TOTAL= 13
 TOTAL= 7

HYPERACTIVITY & IMPULSIVITY

(ITEMS 10 TO 18)
 ROUGHLY 40 PERCENT OF
CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION
DEFICIT DISORDER (ADHD OR ADD)
ALSO HAVE OPPOSITIONAL
DEFIANT DISORDER (ODD) OR A
RELATED CONDUCT DISORDER.
 (ITEMS 19 TO 26)

TOTAL= 4
 OTHER TESTS FOR ADHD
ASSESSMENT

CONNER'S RATING SCALE FOR ADHD

VANDERBILT ADHD DIAGNOSTIC RATING

SCALE
 OTHER TESTS FOR ADHD What about me?
ASSESSMENT
I am 24 years old!

CONNER'S RATING SCALE FOR ADHD

VANDERBILT ADHD DIAGNOSTIC RATING

SCALE
RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF ADHD CAN PERSIST INTO
ADULTHOOD, HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE RELATIONSHIPS,
CAREERS, AND EVEN THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF YOUR PATIENTS WHO
MAY SUFFER FROM IT
RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE SYMPTOMS OF ADHD CAN PERSIST INTO
ADULTHOOD, HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE RELATIONSHIPS,
CAREERS, AND EVEN THE PERSONAL SAFETY OF YOUR PATIENTS WHO
MAY SUFFER FROM IT

Test Available
Adult ADHD Self Report Scale
(ASRS)
 SCORE PART A.
IF FOUR OR MORE
MARKS APPEAR IN THE
DARKLY SHADED
BOXES WITHIN PART A
THEN THE PATIENT
HAS SYMPTOMS
HIGHLY CONSISTENT
WITH ADHD IN ADULTS
AND FURTHER
INVESTIGATION IS
WARRANTED.
THE FREQUENCY SCORES ON
PART B PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CUES AND CAN SERVE AS
FURTHER PROBES INTO THE
PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS.

THEY ARE NOT USED FOR

DIAGNOSIS.

ONLY PART A ARE THE MOST

PREDICTIVE OF THE DISORDER
TASK FOR
THE DAY