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If
you think you may have symptoms of Adult ADHD, complete this quick
and easy
self-rating scale*
from the World Health Organization.
Consider your behavior patterns over the last six months and click
on the appropriate response. The file will record your marks. If
four or more gray boxes in the first six questions are marked, as
well as additional gray boxes in the remaining questions, further
evaluation for Adult ADHD is encouraged.
When complete, print out the
Adult ADHD self-rating scale
for follow-up with your current provider or family physician. If
you are not currently working with a clinician, Prairie View has
options below for evaluations at no cost for those who qualify as
well as appointments with clinicians who are experienced in Adult
ADHD.
Because there are no x-ray, lab or simple question-and-answer tests
to diagnose Adult ADHD, an accurate diagnosis can only be made by
trained clinicians who evaluate information from various sources.
During the evaluation process, the clinician will eliminate other
possible causes for the symptoms and gather information from the
individual and one or more other persons (parent, sibling, spouse,
close friend, etc.). Collecting information from the patient and
others close to them helps the clinician identify patterns in the
individual’s childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
Options for Further Evaluation
A current Prairie View research study provides comprehensive
evaluations at no cost for qualifying adults. For information visit
Adult ADHD Research
or call 888-225-7022 for information.
Prairie View offers appointments in Wichita, Newton, McPherson,
Hutchinson, and Hillsboro with clinicians who are skilled at
assessing Adult ADHD and helping clients who do have it reach their
full potential. Call 1-800-362-0180 or log on to
www.pvi.org/locations.html
for more information.
*The Adult Self Rating Scale (ASRS) was developed by a team of
experts in conjunction with the World Health Organization and led by
Dr. Ron Kessler (Harvard) and Dr. Len Adler (NYU). Eighty percent of
people who score positive turn out to have ADHD when a full
evaluation was completed, but because it can also miss up to 30
percent of the actual cases of Adult ADHD, it should only be used as
a guide for further discussions with an experienced clinician. |