ADHD Parent Initial Form

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Child's Name

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Parent's Name

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Directions: Each rating should be considered in the context of what is appropriate for the age of your child. When completing this form, please think about your child's behaviors in the past 6 months.

Is this evaluation based on a time when the child

was on medicationwas not on medicationnot sure?

Symptoms

	(0) Never	(1) Occasionally	(2) Often	(3) Very Often
1. Does not pay attention to details or makes careless mistakes with, for example, homework
2. Has difficulty keeping attention to what needs to be done.
3. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
4. Does not follow through when given directions and fails to finish activities (not due to refusal or failure to understand)
5. Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
6. Avoids, dislikes, or does not want to start tasks that require ongoing mental effort
7. Loses things necessary for tasks or activities (toys, assignments, pencils, or books)
8. Is easily distraced by noises or other stimuli
9. Is forgetful in daily activities
10. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
11. Leaves seat when reamining seated is expected
12. Runs about or climbs too much when remaining seated is expected
13. Has difficulty playing or beginning quiet play activities
14. Is "on the go" or often acts as if "driven by a motor"
15. Talks too much
16. Blurts out answers before questions have been completed
17. Has difficulty waiting his/her turn
18. Interrupts or intrudes in on others' conversation and/or activites
19. Argues with adults
20. Loses temper
21. Actively defies or refuses to go along with adults' requsts or rules
22. Deliberately annoys people
23. Blames others for his/her mistakes or misbehaviors
24. Is touchy or easily annoyed by others
25. Is angry or resentful
26. Is spiteful and wants to get even
27. Bullies, threatens, or intimidates others
28. Starts physical fights
29. Lies to get out of trouble or to avoid obligations (ie, "cons" others)
30. Is truant from school (skips school) without permission
31. Is physically cruel to people
32. Has stolen things that have value
33. Delibrately destroys others' property
34. Has used a weapon that can cause serious harm (bat, knife, brick, gun)
35. Is physically cruel to animals
36. Has deliberately set fires to cause damage
37. Has broken into someone else's home, business, or car
38. Has stayed out at night without permission.
39. Has run away from home overnight
40. Has forced someone into sexual activity
41. Is fearful, anxious, or worried
42. Is afraid to try new things for fear of making mistakes
43. Feels worthless or inferior
44. Blames self for problems, feels guilty
45. Feels lonely, unwanted or unloved: complains that "no one loves him/her"
46. Is sad, unhappy, or depressed
47. Is self-conscious or easily embarrassed

Performance

	(1) Excellent	(2) Above Average	(3) Average	(4) Somewhat of a Problem	(5) Problematic
48. Overall school performance
49. Reading
50. Writing
51. Mathematics
52. Relationship with parents
53. Relationship with siblings
54. Relationship with peers
55. Participation in organized activities (eg, teams)

Comments:

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Total number of questions scored 2 or 3 in questions 1-9:_______________________
Total number of questions scored 2 or 3 in questions 10-18: ____________________
Total Symptom Score for questions 1-18: ________________________________________
Total number of questions scored 2 or 3 in questions 19-26: ____________________
Total number of questions scored 2 or 3 in questions 27-40: ____________________
Total number of questions scored 2 or 3 in questions 41-47: ____________________
Total number of questions scored 4 or 5 in questions 48-55: ___________________
Average Performance Score: ____________________________________________________

The information contained in this publication should not be used as a substitute for the
medical care and advice of your pediatrician. There may be variations in treatment that
your pediatrician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.
Copyright ©2002 American Academy of Pediatrics and National Initiative for Children’s
Healthcare Quality
Adapted from the Vanderbilt Rating Scales developed by Mark L. Wolraich, MD.
Revised - 0303

NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale