The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and
Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) is an empirically based tool for evaluating
clinically significant dimensions of child and adolescent executive
functioning. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS-CA is far more predictive
of impairments in daily life activities than more time-consuming and
costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS-CA offers an ecologically valid
snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and
problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of
emotions. Two parent-report forms are included: a long form (10-15
minutes) and a short form (3-5 minutes). There is also a short clinical
interview form based on the short-form rating scale, for use in unusual
circumstances where a parent is unable to complete a rating scale.
Special features include an ADHD risk index in the long form. Complete
instructions for scoring and interpreting the scale are provided.
QUICK VIEW
What does it do?: Provides an ecologically valid assessment of
executive functioning deficits in daily life activities.
Age Range: 6-17
Administration Time: Long Form: 10-15 minutes. Short Form: 3-5
minutes.
Format: Parent-report rating scale.
Cost of Additional Forms: No cost--purchasers get permission to
reproduce the forms and score sheets for repeated use.
See also the Barkley Functional Impairment Scale--Children and
Adolescents (BFIS-CA) and the Barkley Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
Scale--Children and Adolescents (BSCTS-CA). Also available: Barkley
Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults) and
Barkley's authoritative book on EF development and deficits, Executive
Functions.
Includes Permission to Photocopy
Enhancing the convenience and value of the BDEFS-CA, the limited
photocopy license allows purchasers to reproduce the forms and score
sheets and yields considerable cost savings over other available scales.
The large format and sturdy wire binding facilitate photocopying.
Age range: 6-17.
