ADHD (Parent) - Source Information

ADHD (Parent)

Fast Track obtained permission to use this measure in our study, but we are not allowed to distribute it. To obtain a copy for your use, click here and contact the source listed.

The ADHD checklist was developed by DuPaul (1990), by taking the 14 items listed as criteria for ADHD in the DSMIII-R and placing them into a checklist format. In the original validation study, norms were collected on a large sample of children from central Massachusetts. Based upon analyses from this sample, the investigators suggested that four scores could be computed: 1) number of symptoms present - scored by adding the number of items rated as 2 or higher, with a score of 8 or more exceeding the DSMIII-R cutoff for a diagnosis of ADHD, 2) total score - scored by summing the total number of points for all 14 items, with scores exceeding the 1.5 standard deviation mark above the mean for age/sex being a clinically significant score, 3) inattentive-hyperactive - scored by summing the items that loaded on this factor, and 4) impulsive-hyperactive - scored by summing the items that loaded on this factor.

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	ADHD (Parent) Fast Track obtained permission to use this measure in our study, but we are not allowed to distribute it. To obtain a copy for your use, click here and contact the source listed. The ADHD checklist was developed by DuPaul (1990), by taking the 14 items listed as criteria for ADHD in the DSMIII-R and placing them into a checklist format. In the original validation study, norms were collected on a large sample of children from central Massachusetts. Based upon analyses from this sample, the investigators suggested that four scores could be computed: 1) number of symptoms present - scored by adding the number of items rated as 2 or higher, with a score of 8 or more exceeding the DSMIII-R cutoff for a diagnosis of ADHD, 2) total score - scored by summing the total number of points for all 14 items, with scores exceeding the 1.5 standard deviation mark above the mean for age/sex being a clinically significant score, 3) inattentive-hyperactive - scored by summing the items that loaded on this factor, and 4) impulsive-hyperactive - scored by summing the items that loaded on this factor. Go to Fast Track Project Home Page