SELF TEST for ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS
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This questionnaire can be used to screen for symptoms consistent with ADHD in a child, adolescent, or adult. Select the button beside each statement that applies to your child or other individual to be evaluated, and then see below for assessment.
Inattention
 
1. Does your child make very careless mistakes at school?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
2. Does your child have difficulty playing by himself?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
3. Does your child seem to 'space out' when you are talking to him?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
4. Does your child 'forget' to complete assigned tasks at home?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
5. Does your child often lose things needed to do a task such as homework?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
6. Does your child get distracted by outside stimuli?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
7. Does your child have a hard time concentrating on something they need to do but have little interest in doing?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
Hyperactivity/Impulsivity
 
8. Does your child fidget and squirm when seated?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
9. Does your child get up out of his chair in restaurants more than normal?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
10. Does your child always have to keep moving?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
11. Does your child talk almost non-stop?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
12. Is your child better at doing something active than reading a book?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
13. Does your child have a hard time playing well with other children?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
14. Does your child have difficulty waiting his turn?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
15. Does your child often interrupt others while they are talking?
 
Always
Often
Sometimes
Never
   
 

The above ADHD symptoms questionaries is based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition (DSM-IV) (published by the American Psychiatric Association), criteria for the diagnosis of attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

 
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