The NICHQ (National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have sponsored a set of tools for evaluating children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) developed at Vanderbilt University. The initial evaluation scale monitors 43 symptoms for ADHD, other disorders and school performance as reported by a teacher.
Parameters:
(1) symptoms (35)
(2) performance (8) - academic (3) and classroom behavioral (5)
Symptom Responses
Points
never
0
occasionally
1
often
2
very often
3
Performance Responses
Points
excellent
1
above average
2
average
3
somewhat of a problem
4
problematic
5
Tallies:
(1) total questions answered 2 or 3 in symptom questions 1 to 9
(2) total questions answered 2 or 3 in symptom questions 10 to 18
(3) total questions answered 2 or 3 in symptom questions 19 to 28
(4) total questions answered 2 or 3 in symptom questions 29 to 35
(5) total questions answered 4 or 5 in performance questions 1 to 8
total symptom score for questions 1 to 18 =
= SUM(points for symptoms questions 1 to 18)
average performance score
= SUM(points for all 8 performance questions) / 8
Diagnosis
Symptom Questions
Performance Questions
predominantly inattentive subtype ADHD
score >= 2 in 6 of 9 from questions 1 to 9
score 4 or 5 on >= 1
predominantly hyperactive impulsive ADHD
score >= 2 in 6 of 9 from questions 10 to 18
score 4 or 5 on >= 1
ADHD combined inattention hyperactivity
score >= 2 in 6 of 9 from questions 1 to 9 AND 6 of 9 from questions 10 to 18
score 4 or 5 on >= 1
oppositional defiant conduct disorder screen
score >= 2 in 3 of 10 from questions 19 to 28
score 4 or 5 on >= 1
anxiety/depression screen
score >= 2 in 3 of 7 from questions 29 to 35
score 4 or 5 on >= 1
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