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ADHD — Vanderbilt (Parent, 18 Core)

Scale: 0=Never, 1=Occasionally, 2=Often, 3=Very Often. This is a symptom screener; clinical evaluation is required.

1. Fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork
2. Has difficulty sustaining attention to tasks or activities
3. Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
4. Does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand)
5. Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
6. Avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort
7. Loses things necessary for tasks or activities (school assignments, pencils, books, or tools)
8. Is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
9. Is forgetful in daily activities
10. Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
11. Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
12. Runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate
13. Has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
14. Is 'on the go' or often acts as if 'driven by a motor'
15. Talks excessively
16. Blurts out answers before questions have been completed
17. Has difficulty awaiting turn
18. Interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations/games)
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