Assessment Of ADHD Symptoms

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Abstract

The research aims at evaluating the factor structure of teacher ratings of a symptom of attention

deficit hyperactivity disorder. Additionally, the study seeks to establish the distribution of

teaching rating data for the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms ADHD for students

of both genders. This paper employs longitudinal investigation to investigate the different levels

of ADHD for the sample population. The data from the investigation is then tabulated and

analyzed to determine the different factors of ADHD.

Key words: Symptom, ADHD, Genders

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Introduction

Behavioral problems are a common experience in the learning environment. In the

diagnosis of disruptive behavior disorders, the clinicians develop evaluations with proper

assessments of symptoms based on the various factors such as age and gender of the student

(Elkins, Malone, Keyes, Iacono, & McGue, 2011). The aim of the study is also to evaluate the

distribution of ADHD symptoms and the level of impairment and hence determine the normative

levels.

Methods

The sample population applied for the study includes the adolescent populations. The

techniques include in the study of the findings includes measurement of the symptoms with

adolescents, measuring impairments with adolescents and establishment of the differences by

gender, race, and grade (Evans et al., 2013). The method of data collection for the study was a

longitudinal investigation in which data was collected from high school teachers collaborating

with investigators. These are data thereafter applied to the extent of the attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder symptoms for students of both genders.

Results

Based on the data obtained from the longitudinal investigation, the discussion is that

there exist two factor-model fits for ADHD symptoms and ODD symptoms are different from

ADD symptoms (Elkins, Malone, Keyes, Iacono, & McGue, 2011).

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Discussion

The conclusion is that, though overall adjustment of individuals with ADHD during

preadolescence is an important factor to be considered, ADHD would have the worse side effect

for girls compared to boys in schools (Lundervold, Bøe, & Lundervold, 2017). The study also

concludes that existence of divergence between hyperactivity and the level of impulsivity existed

for the sample adult population. The findings are therefore important in revealing the impact of

the symptoms on given gender and race.

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References

Elkins, I. J., Malone, S., Keyes, M., Iacono, W. G., & McGue, M. (2011). The Impact of

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Preadolescent Adjustment May Be

Greater for Girls Than for Boys. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology,

40(4), 532-545. doi:10.1080/15374416.2011.581621

Evans, S. W., Brady, C. E., Harrison, J. R., Bunford, N., Kern, L., State, T., & Andrews, C.

(2013). Measuring ADHD and ODD Symptoms and Impairment Using High School

Teachers' Ratings. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 42(2), 197-

207. doi:10.1080/15374416.2012.738456

Lundervold, A. J., Bøe, T., & Lundervold, A. (2017). Inattention in primary school is not good

for your future school achievement—A pattern classification study. PLOS ONE, 12(11),

e0188310. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188310

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