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The Connors, the ADOS, all those tests...what do they really prove?
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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 410323" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>I have ZERO faith in those tests. First, any form like that is highly subjective. So many of the questions are "Has the child EVER done ABC?" And only has answers to do choose from as you listed. The question might be along the lines of "not focused on studies when he/she should have". First of all, The answer would be "yes" for most kids but of course, that can't be right if they are looking to weed out which kids are outside the normal realm. Secondly, it isn't a yes or no question. Thirdly, "Sometimes", "Occasionally", and "Often" mean different things to different people. To the teacher who's annoyed with the active kid, it's very different than it is to the parent who's already raised 2 kids before. I was told I was supposed to answer "sometimes or occcasionally" if my child had ever done it all before. That can't be accurate either b/.c what if it was something my child diid twice- say once at age 4 and once at age 7 and I'm filling the form out when he's 11 yo. Is that really pointing out behavior that isn't normal for a child at age 11? And the teachers who think all active kids would be easier to teach if on stilms and think that any misbehavior in sd automatically MUST be adhd know what to put on those forms. in my humble opinion, it's those types of questionnaires that lead so many to a mis-diagnosis. There is a computer test the child takes that helps find attention problems- it's probably a lot more accurate although I don't really think it should be used as the "one & only" measure in a diagnosis either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 410323, member: 3699"] I have ZERO faith in those tests. First, any form like that is highly subjective. So many of the questions are "Has the child EVER done ABC?" And only has answers to do choose from as you listed. The question might be along the lines of "not focused on studies when he/she should have". First of all, The answer would be "yes" for most kids but of course, that can't be right if they are looking to weed out which kids are outside the normal realm. Secondly, it isn't a yes or no question. Thirdly, "Sometimes", "Occasionally", and "Often" mean different things to different people. To the teacher who's annoyed with the active kid, it's very different than it is to the parent who's already raised 2 kids before. I was told I was supposed to answer "sometimes or occcasionally" if my child had ever done it all before. That can't be accurate either b/.c what if it was something my child diid twice- say once at age 4 and once at age 7 and I'm filling the form out when he's 11 yo. Is that really pointing out behavior that isn't normal for a child at age 11? And the teachers who think all active kids would be easier to teach if on stilms and think that any misbehavior in sd automatically MUST be adhd know what to put on those forms. in my humble opinion, it's those types of questionnaires that lead so many to a mis-diagnosis. There is a computer test the child takes that helps find attention problems- it's probably a lot more accurate although I don't really think it should be used as the "one & only" measure in a diagnosis either. [/QUOTE]
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