Common Characteristics of High Example of Items in Category Scores in the Category this Category Inattention May have poor concentration/attention or teacher John’s difficulty keeping his/her mind on work. responded “Very May make careless mistakes. May be easily to the statement often” distracted. May give up easily or be easily up easily on “Gives bored. May avoid schoolwork. May have difficult tasks. difficulty starting and/or finishing tasks. Learning Problems Academic struggles (reading, spelling, teacher John’s and/or math). May have difficulty learning responded much “Very and/or remembering concepts. May need to the statement true” extra explanations or help. “Cannot grasp arithmetic.” father John’s responded to the “Occasionally” statement extra “Needs explanation of instructions.” Executive Functioning May have difficulty starting or finishing teacher John’s projects. May complete projects at the last responded “Very minute. May have poor planning, to the statement often” prioritizing, or organizational skills. decide which “Cannot things are most important.” Peer Relations May have difficulty with friendships, poor teacher John’s social skills, and limited social connections. responded May appear to be unaccepted by the group. to the “Occasionally” statement no “Has friends.” ADHD Inattentive Often fails to give close attention to details, teacher John’s had difficulty sustaining attention in tasks responded to “Often” or play activity. Is easily distracted by the statement to “Fails extraneous stimuli. Often avoids tasks that complete schoolwork require sustained mental effort. or tasks (even when he understands and is trying to cooperate).” Oppositional Defiant May be argumentative. May defy requests teacher John’s from adults. May have poor control of Disorder responded to “Often” anger and lose temper. * the statement “Blames others for his mistakes and misbehaviors.” Connors 3 Global High score indicates that the student is teacher John’s experiencing some level of psychological Index responded to “Often” difficulty, whether it is being expressed the statement behaviorally, academically, socially or
Category Common Characteristics of High Scores in the Category Example of Items in this Category Inattention May have poor concentration/attention or difficulty keeping his/her mind on work. May make careless mistakes. May be easily distracted. May give up easily or be easily bored. May avoid schoolwork. May have difficulty starting and/or finishing tasks. John’s teacher responded “Very often” to the statement “Gives up easily on difficult tasks. Learning Problems Academic struggles (reading, spelling, and/or math). May have difficulty learning and/or remembering concepts. May need extra explanations or help. John’s teacher responded “Very much true” to the statement “Cannot grasp arithmetic.” John’s father responded “Occasionally” to the statement “Needs extra explanation of instructions.” Executive Functioning May have difficulty starting or finishing projects. May complete projects at the last minute. May have poor planning, prioritizing, or organizational skills. John’s teacher responded “Very often” to the statement “Cannot decide which things are most important.” Peer Relations May have difficulty with friendships, poor social skills, and limited social connections. May appear to be unaccepted by the group. John’s teacher responded “Occasionally” to the statement “Has no friends.” ADHD Inattentive Often fails to give close attention to details, had difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activity. Is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli. Often avoids tasks that require sustained mental effort. John’s teacher responded “Often” to the statement “Fails to complete schoolwork or tasks (even when he understands and is trying to cooperate).” Oppositional Defiant Disorder May be argumentative. May defy requests from adults. May have poor control of anger and lose temper. * John’s teacher responded “Often” to the statement “Blames others for his mistakes and misbehaviors.” Connors 3 Global Index High score indicates that the student is experiencing some level of psychological difficulty, whether it is being expressed behaviorally, academically, socially or John’s teacher responded “Often” to the statement
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