EARLY CHILDHOOD
ATTENTION DEFICIT
DISORDERS EVALUATION SCALE
(ECADDES)
by Stephen B. McCarney, Ed.D.
Copyright © 1995
The Early Childhood Attention Deficit Disorders Evaluation Scale (ECADDES) enables educators, school an private psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians, and other medical personnel to evaluate Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in females ages 24 through 83 months and males ages 24 through 78 months from input provided by primary observers of the child’s behavior.
The ECADDES was developed from research in behavior disorders, learning disabilities, and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder; current literature in psychology, neurology, and education; and current practices in identification and diagnosis. The subscales, Inattentive and Hyperactive-Impulsive, are based on the current subtypes of ADHD. The results provided by the scale are commensurate with criteria used by educational, psychiatric, and pediatric professionals to identify Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in children. The scale is available in two versions: School Version, a reporting form for educators, and Home Version, a reporting form for parents/guardians. Internal consistency, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability; item and factor analysis; and content, diagnostic, criterion-related, and construct validity are documented and reported for the scale.
Characteristics and Components of the ECADDES
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The ECADDES is based on the APA definition of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder from the DSM-IV™ and the criteria most widely accepted by professionals.
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The ECADDES School Version was standardized on a total of 2,887 children, including identified Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disordered children.
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The standardization population included children from 30 states and represented all geographic regions of the United States.
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The ECADDES was factor analyzed to create the factor clusters (subscales).
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The ECADDES provides separate norms for females 24 through 83 months and males 24 through 78 months of age.
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The School Version can be completed in approximately 15 minutes and includes 56 items easily observed and documented by educational personnel.
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The Home Version can be completed by a parent/guardian in approximately 12 minutes and includes 50 items representing behaviors exhibited in and around the home environment.
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The ECADDES/DSM-IV™ Form provides a comparison of the behavioral characteristics from the ECADDES to the Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity criteria from the DSM-IV™.
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The Early Childhood Attention Deficit Disorders Intervention Manual includes IEP goals, objectives, and interventions for all 56 items on the School Version of the scale.
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The Parent’s Guide to Early Childhood Attention Deficit Disorders provides parents with specific, practical strategies to use in helping their child be more successful in the home environment.
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The ECADDES Quick Score computer program converts raw scores to standard and percentile scores and makes the scoring of both the School and Home Version rating forms efficient and convenient.
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Spanish language Home Version Rating Forms are available.
Parental Involvement
Parents of children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder are constantly asking teachers what they can do to manage their child’s behavior at home and support their child’s success at school. The Parent’s Guide to Early Childhood Attention Deficit Disorders (PGECADD) provides logical and useful suggestions for those parents who have been searching for solutions to their child’s problems. The guide is based on the 50 behaviors from the ECADDES Home Version and is easily referenced by the categories of Inattentive and Hyperactive-Impulsive. Using the same format as the most successful intervention manuals Hawthorne has developed for educators, the PGECADD (134 pages, © 1995) provides parents with hundreds of suggestions to help their child who has an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Educational Planning
The Early Childhood Attention Deficit Disorders Intervention Manual (147 pages, © 1995) offers over 2,000 intervention strategies to help professionals manage the 56 most common behavioral characteristics of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disordered children. The manual includes goals, objectives, and a comprehensive collection of intervention strategies. It’s an absolute must for special and regular education teachers working with children who have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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