{"id":474,"date":"2020-08-19T20:05:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T19:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcp.iw2.it\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2026-08-19T21:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:23:57","slug":"attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/home\/counselling-services\/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;is a behavioural disorder that includes symptoms such as, inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and may also include additional problems, such as sleep and anxiety disorders. There are three presentations of ADHD \u2014 Predominantly Inattentive, Hyperactive-Impulsive and Combined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/psychology-tools.com\/test\/vadrs-vanderbilt-adhd-diagnostic-rating-scale\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/psychology-tools.com\/test\/vadrs-vanderbilt-adhd-diagnostic-rating-scale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scale<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (VADRS) is a psychological assessment tool for parents of <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">children<\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"> <\/span><\/strong>aged 6 to 12 designed to measure the severity of ADHD symptoms. Developed by Mark Wolraich with a rating scale that includes items related to other disorders which are frequently co-morbid with ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/psychology-tools.com\/test\/adult-adhd-self-report-scale\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/psychology-tools.com\/test\/adult-adhd-self-report-scale\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRSv1.1)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/span>is a psychological assessment tool for <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">adults <\/span><\/strong>to measure the severity of ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a useful website with information about ADHD if you wish to research further: <strong><a title=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.additudemag.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/index.php\/counselling-services\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"\/index.php\/counselling-services\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Go back<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;is a behavioural disorder that includes symptoms such as, inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and may also include additional problems, such as sleep and anxiety disorders. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":416,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-474","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2157,"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/474\/revisions\/2157"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uccp.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}