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During a diagnostic process, the doctor often asks parents and the teacher to complete questionnaires. They help to identify and measure the symptoms of ADHD. Here is what they are for and how to complete them. Filling them in carefully helps the doctor to better understand your child.
Screening questionnaires make it possible to gather observations in a structured way about the child’s attention, restlessness and impulsivity. They help the doctor to assess the intensity of the symptoms. They give structure to the observations.
To find out more, see How to tell whether my child has ADHD.
Several validated questionnaires exist, for parents, teachers and sometimes the child or adolescent themselves. The Conners questionnaire is one of the best known. The doctor chooses the questionnaires that are suitable.
The article The Conners questionnaire covers this question in detail.
They are usually completed by the parents and the teacher. Comparing these perspectives makes it possible to check that the difficulties exist in several settings. The two viewpoints complement each other.
This point is explained step by step in Talking about ADHD with the teacher.
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Answer by thinking about the child’s usual behaviour over the last few months, not about one particular day. Be honest, neither minimising nor exaggerating. Take the time to answer calmly.
To go further, read our article Preparing your child for the ADHD assessment.
A questionnaire is not enough to make a diagnosis. It complements the clinical examination, interviews and the child’s history. They remain one tool among others.
We explain this point in detail in Online ADHD test: is it reliable.
Questionnaires can also be used to track the evolution of symptoms over time, for example after support has been put in place. They make it possible to measure progress.
This topic is covered in our page After an ADHD diagnosis: the steps.
If you have questions about a questionnaire or its results, do not hesitate to discuss them with the doctor. They can explain how to interpret them.
You will find more details in the article Who makes the ADHD diagnosis.
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To gather observations about the child in a structured way. They give structure to the observations.
The parents and the teacher, sometimes the child themselves. Parents and teacher complete them.
No, it complements the clinical assessment. They are not enough for a diagnosis.
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