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Observer / informant childhood form with 18 items, collateral raw scores, age-banded percentiles, and a third-person clinical summary.
Observer / informant childhood report
Details
Percentile norms available for ages 18-89
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Instructions
You are being asked to describe the childhood behavior of someone whom you know well. How often did that person experience each of these problems? For the first 18 items, please circle the number next to each item below that best describes their behavior when they were a child BETWEEN 5 AND 12 YEARS OF AGE. Then answer the remaining two questions.
Section 1: Inattention
0/9
Failed to give close attention to details or made careless mistakes in his/her work or other activities
Had difficulty sustaining his/her attention in tasks or fun activities
Didn't listen when spoken to directly
Didn't follow through on instructions and failed to finish work or chores
Had difficulty organizing tasks and activities
Avoided, disliked, or was reluctant to engage in tasks that required sustained mental effort
Lost things necessary for tasks or activities
Was easily distracted by extraneous stimuli or irrelevant thoughts
Was forgetful in daily activities
Section 2: Hyperactivity-Impulsivity
0/9
Fidgeted with his/her hands or feet or squirmed in his/her seat
Left his/her seat in classrooms or in other situations in which remaining seated was expected
Shifted around excessively or felt restless or hemmed in
Had difficulty engaging in leisure activities quietly (felt uncomfortable, or was loud or noisy)
Was "on the go" or acted as if "driven by a motor"
Talked excessively
Blurted out answers before questions had been completed, completed others' sentences, or jumped the gun
Had difficulty awaiting his/her turn
Interrupted or intruded on others (butted into conversations or activities without permission or took over what others were doing)
Section 3
19.Did the person experience any of these 18 symptoms at least "Often" or more frequently (Did you circle a 3 or a 4 above)?
—Auto-filled from symptom items
20.If so, in which of these settings did those symptoms impair the person's functioning?
Scores
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| Domain | Raw | Category | Percentile | Often+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inattention | — 0/9 | — | — | — 0/9 |
| Hyperactivity-Impulsivity | — 0/9 | — | — | — 0/9 |
| Total ADHD | — 0/18 | — | — | — 0/18 |