Murals (2008) by PHANTAST - Graffiti - Cultural Music & Art Association inc. - 98 Milne St. Benleigh
AREAS FOR ASSESSMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY
1. SOCIAL SKILLS DIFFICULTIES
Is your child able to make friends?
Is your child able to keep friends?
How many friends does your child have?
Does your child have a best friend?
2. LEARNING AND STUDY DIFFICULTIES.
How is your child going academically (oral and reading comprehension, spelling and maths)?
What are their communication skills like (expressing their thoughts and knowledge; understanding what others are saying, particularly for school tasks)?
What are their study skills (note taking, time management, test taking)?
What support strategies are used and do they work?
3. SCHOOL BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES.How many schools have they attended?
What is their attendance rate like?
What is their relationshp like with the teachers?
Have they had any involvement with school support services?
Do they understand behavioural instructions and processes?
4. WORKING MEMORY DIFFICULTIES
Is your child able to remember things?
How many instructions at a time are they able to remember?Are they able to hold information in their mind and use it immediately (e.g. 5+5=10) or remember key facts over time?
Is 'poor memory' due to poor concentration?
5. COEXISTING CONDITIONS
Does your child worry a lot?
Are there more days than not when they are down or irritable ?
Do you have any behavioural concerns with your child?
Do they have language and speech difficulties? (e.g. poor story structure, not understanding abstract ideas, difficulties creating a sentence such as mixing up words, forgetting words, unclear words)
What are their gross and fine motor skills like?
6. PARENTING STYLES.
Are you confident in your parenting ability?
Are you able to remain calm when dealing with misbehaviour or do you argue with your child?
Do you have the energy you need to parent your child?
Do you enjoy spending time with your child?
Do you talk to your child about their problems?
7. PARENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY.
Do you ever feel down or irritable for long period of time?
Do you ever feel low in energy or have lost interest in things? Do you ever feel nervous or shaky inside or worry about things too much?
Do you have any psychological symptoms such as headaches; hot or cold spells; poor appetite; constipation or loose bowel motions and/ or sleep difficulties? (JO WINTER).