The struggle to assure equal treatment for all children with ADHD.
This commentary considers the impact of applying IRT to a parent-report measure of ADHD for the purposes of reducing racial disparities in the instrument's performance. It dwells on the difficulties of assessing complex, dynamic conditions such as ADHD and the particular problems presented by cultural variations in how the condition presents itself and informants view the behaviors tied to it.
Center for Applied Studies in Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 72204, USA. rhbradley@ualr.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011287:Prejudice; D011594:Psychometrics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*