Use of the school performance rating scale with children treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The School Performance Rating Scale was developed to assess academic perfor mance of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The most frequent concern of professionals, parents;, and teachers is the c hild's performance and achievement in school; however, assessments are seld om obtained pre test and posttest. The scale has yet to bs standardized so its association with academic behavior was estimated with the ADD-H Compreh ensive Teachers' Rating Scale. 24 elementary-school children were given bot h scales after being diagnosed and treated for ADHD, following evaluation b y a multidisciplinary team at a medical university's child-development clin ic A positive correlation of .8 was found between scores on the School Perf ormance Rating Scale and .5 with Attention and Social Skills from the ADDH Comprehensive Teachers' Raring Scale. Standardization of the scale would al low clinicians more specific identifications.