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Identifying, Assessing, and Treating ADHD at School

As discussed in Chapter 4, screening test results can be used to determine if an ADHD diagnostic assessment is required. When such diagnostic assessments are indicated, it is important to keep in mind that no single test will reliably identify this disorder. Thus, diagnostic assessments require multiple methods, employed across multiple settings, by a multidisciplinary team of specialists (Brock, 1999).

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    Sensitivity indicates the probability that a child with ADHD will test positive for this disorder (be suggested to have ADHD), and specificity indicates the probability that a child without ADHD will test negative for this disorder (be suggested to not have ADHD).

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