BOSTON QUALITATIVE SCORING SYSTEM FOR THE REY-OSTERRIETH COMPLEX FIGURE - A STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

The Boston Qualitative Scoring System (BQSS) for the Rey-Osterrieth Co mplex Figure (ROCF) was utilized to examine the qualitative features o f ROCF performance of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Di sorder (ADHD). Thirty-nine children with ADHD were compared to age-mat ched controls (n = 39) on their reproduction of the ROCF. ADHD childre n performed more poorly than did control children on measures of atten tion to detail, expansion, accuracy, and neatness. Sensitivity and spe cificity of individual BQSS measures for discriminating ADHD from cont rol subjects were determined, and a logistic regression model was deri ved, yielding an overall sensitivity of 64% and specificity of 97% for the classification of ADHD. Eighty-one percent of all children were c orrectly classified. Cross-validation of this model on an independent sample of ADHD and control subjects revealed good predictive accuracy. These findings suggest that the BQSS may be a useful measure in the n europsychological evaluation of children with suspected ADHD.