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Assessing the Contribution of Measures of Attention and Executive Function to Diagnosis of ADHD or Autism
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Kelsey Harkness; Signe Bray; Chelsea M. Durber; Deborah Dewey; Kara Murias – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Attention and executive function (EF) dysregulation are common in a number of disorders including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Better understanding of the relationship between indirect and direct measures of attention and EF and common neurodevelopmental diagnoses may contribute to more efficient and effective…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function
Annual Research Review: Embracing Not Erasing Contextual Variability in Children's Behavior--Theory and Utility in the Selection and Use of Methods and Informants in Developmental Psychopathology
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Dirks, Melanie A.; De Los Reyes, Andres; Briggs-Gowan, Margaret; Cella, David; Wakschlag, Lauren S. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
This paper examines the selection and use of multiple methods and informants for the assessment of disruptive behavior syndromes and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, providing a critical discussion of (a) the bidirectional linkages between theoretical models of childhood psychopathology and current assessment techniques; and (b) current…
Descriptors: Evidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Models, Psychopathology
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Rasch Analysis of the SWAN Rating Scale
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Young, Deidra J.; Levy, Florence; Martin, Neilson C.; Hay, David A. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been estimated at 3-7% in the population. Children with this disorder are often characterized by symptoms of inattention and/or impulsivity and hyperactivity, which can significantly impact on many aspects of their behaviour and performance. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Incidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Children
The Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI): 1. Rationale, Development, and Description of a Computerized Children's Mental Health Intake and Outcome Assessment Tool
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Cunningham, Charles E.; Boyle, Michael H.; Hong, Sunjin; Pettingill, Peter; Bohaychuk, Donna – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study describes the development of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI)--a computer-assisted telephone interview which adapts the revised Ontario Child Health Study's (OCHS-R) parent, teacher, and youth self-report scales for administration as intake screening and treatment outcome measures in children's mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health
The Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI): 2. Usefulness in Screening for Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
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Boyle, Michael H.; Cunningham, Charles E.; Georgiades, Katholiki; Cullen, John; Racine, Yvonne; Pettingill, Peter – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: This study examines the use of the Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) to screen for childhood psychiatric disorder based on Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children Version IV (DISC-IV) classifications of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD),…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Child Health