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If your child is being assessed for ADHD, you may have been asked to complete the Conners Questionnaire. It is one of the most widely used tools for identifying and measuring the symptoms of the disorder. Here is what you need to know. Understanding it well will help you complete it with confidence and follow the process more easily.
It is a standardised questionnaire, created by the psychologist Keith Conners, which assesses behaviours related to attention, restlessness and impulsivity. There are several versions, long or abridged. Abridged versions are often used for screening and monitoring. Long versions provide a more detailed picture.
It is one of the tools commonly used by ADHD professionals.
To find out more, read our article Questionnaire de repérage du TDAH.
There is a version for parents and a version for teachers. Some versions can also be completed by the adolescent themselves. Differences between parents’ and teachers’ answers are not uncommon. They also provide useful information for the doctor.
Comparing answers from home and school helps to check that the difficulties are present in more than one setting.
We explain this point in more detail in Parler du TDAH à l’enseignant.
The questions cover specific behaviours: being easily distracted, forgetting, constantly moving, interrupting, and finding it hard to wait. Each answer indicates how often the behaviour occurs. The higher the score, the more marked the difficulties are compared with other children. The doctor interprets these scores with caution.
The answers produce scores, which are compared with those of children of the same age and sex.
This topic is covered in our page Les signes du TDAH chez l’enfant.
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Answer by thinking about your child’s usual behaviour over the last few months. Do not base your answers on a particularly good or bad day. If you are unsure about a question, answer according to what you observe most often. You can discuss it with the doctor.
Be honest: understating or exaggerating would distort the results.
You will find more details in the article Préparer son enfant au bilan du TDAH.
The Conners Questionnaire does not make a diagnosis on its own. A high score may also be explained by other difficulties, such as anxiety or a sleep disorder. The questionnaire helps to make observations objective, but it does not replace the interview. It is one tool among others.
The doctor interprets it together with all the clinical information.
Our article Qui pose le diagnostic du TDAH complements this advice.
The questionnaire can be completed again a few months after support has begun, to measure how the symptoms have changed. Comparing scores before and after shows whether the support is working. Adjustments can then be made accordingly.
To go further, see Après le diagnostic du TDAH : les étapes.
Do not hesitate to ask the doctor what the scores mean and how they were taken into account. Understanding the tool helps you to better understand your child. A professional should always explain the results to families.
The article Comprendre le compte rendu du bilan du TDAH covers this question in detail.
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A standardised questionnaire that assesses attention, restlessness and impulsivity. It is widely used by professionals.
Parents, teachers and sometimes the adolescent themselves. Scores are compared with those of children of the same age.
No, it complements the doctor’s clinical assessment. It is also used for monitoring.
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