Recognizing Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Defining and Assessing the Disability.

This overview of recent developments in redefining attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder summarizes articles about assessment instruments and procedures and identifies important issues, including the construct of hyperactivity as it relates to attention, classification systems, and the lack of technical adequacy of many assessment instruments being used. Direct observation using multiple instruments and methods is recommended. (DB)