Behavior Rating Scale for AD-HD
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Criteria for AD-HD
Inattention
Severity
None
Severe
Often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in school, work, or other activities
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Often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
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Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly
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Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand instructions)
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Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
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Often avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework)
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Often loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g. toys, school assignments, pencils, books or tools)
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Is often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
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Is often forgetful in daily activities
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Hyperactivity
Severity
Often fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat
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Often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
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Often runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness)
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Often has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly
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Is often "on the go" or often acts as if "driven by a motor"
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Often talks excessively
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Impulsivity
Severity
Often blurts out answers before questions have been completed
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Often has difficulty awaiting turn
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Often interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games)
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OVERALL SEVERITY SCORE
Inattention Severity
Hyperactivity Severity
Impulsivity Severity
Total Severity Score
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