Yes to what blackcat said. Also, it helps to do the observation in conjunction with a parallel observation of a non-identified (as ADHD or any other need) same-sex peer in the classroom, so that you can reduce teacher and task effects.

Freely downloadable checklists that most pediatricians recognize: (Vanderbilt)

http://www.uwmedicine.org/neighborhood-clinics/Documents/03VanAssesScaleParent%20Infor.pdf
http://www.nspeds.com/_files/Vanderbilt-Teacher-Initial.pdf

A nice practical book on ADHD interventions:

"How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children." Sandra Rief.

Books on executive functions:

"Smart but Scattered". Peg Dawson
"Late, Lost, and Unprepared." Joyce Cooper-Kahn.


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