Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Teacher Rating Scale Email Address Name Grade Date of Birth Teacher School Each rating should be considered in the context of what is appropriate for the age of the children you are rating. Fails to give attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork Never Occasionally Often Very Often Has difficulty sustaining attention to tasks or activities Never Occasionally Often Very Often Does not seem to listen when spoken to directly Never Occasionally Often Very Often Does not follow through on instruction and fails to finish schoolwork (not due to oppositional behavior or failure to understand) Never Occasionally Often Very Often Has difficulty organizing tasks and activities Never Occasionally Often Very Often Avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustaining mental effortand activities Never Occasionally Often Very Often Loses things necessary for tasks or activities (school assignments, pencils, or books) Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is forgetful in daily activities Never Occasionally Often Very Often Fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat Never Occasionally Often Very Often Leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected Never Occasionally Often Very Often Runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which remaining seated is expected Never Occasionally Often Very Often Has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is “on the go” or often acts as if “driven by a motor” Never Occasionally Often Very Often Talks excessively Never Occasionally Often Very Often Blurts out answers before questions have been completed Never Occasionally Often Very Often Has difficulty waiting in line Never Occasionally Often Very Often Interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games) Never Occasionally Often Very Often Loses temper Never Occasionally Often Very Often Actively defies or refuses to comply with adults’ requests or rules Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is angry or resentful Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is spiteful and vindictive Never Occasionally Often Very Often Bullies, threatens, or intimidates others Never Occasionally Often Very Often Initiates physical fights Never Occasionally Often Very Often Lies to obtain goods for favors or to avoid obligations (i.e., “cons” others) Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is physically cruel to people Never Occasionally Often Very Often Has stolen items of nontrivial value Never Occasionally Often Very Often Deliberately destroys others’ property Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is fearful, anxious, or worried Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is self-conscious or easily embarrassed Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is afraid to try new things for fear of making mistakes Never Occasionally Often Very Often Feels worthless or inferior Never Occasionally Often Very Often Blames self for problems, feels guilty Never Occasionally Often Very Often Feels lonely, unwanted, or unloved; complains that “no one loves him/her” Never Occasionally Often Very Often Is sad, unhappy, or depressed Never Occasionally Often Very Often Performance Academic Performance Reading Problematic Average Above Average Mathematics Problematic Average Above Average Written expression Problematic Average Above Average Classroom Behavioral Performance Relationships with peers Problematic Average Above Average Following directions/rules Problematic Average Above Average Disrupting class Problematic Average Above Average Assignment completion Problematic Average Above Average Organizational skills Problematic Average Above Average Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
