The application consists of a collection of tests written in html/javascript to collect data on things like attention span, impulse resistance, planning etc that can help in a diagnosis for ADHD. The front end is a .net MVC app with results presented via SQL Server Reporting Services (and linked to from the app). The tests were all designed by one of the awesome doctors here. He even coded a lot of them. Maybe I can retire soon. The system went live at the start of 2018.
Goals:
- allow testing for ADHD without having to have a psychologist in the room (spend their time elsewhere)
- faster testing than paper versions
- establish a set of norms for NZ - we currently don't have any so have to compare our kids to others e.g. US kids
- store the results electronically, once we have norms can show side-by-side with a result set to compare
Example test 1: Response inhibition (not clicking on things you shouldn't). When a 'P' shows and you should click the RESPONSE button. When an 'R' shows you shouldn't click the response button. The Ps show a lot so you get in a pattern of clicking & preventing yourself from clicking on the Rs can be challenging.
results for this show how often the client avoided clicking the R and also the speed of the responses with a trend line to show if it got better or worse over time
Example test 2: Tower of London
Moving stacks of objects around to match a given pattern with a limited amount of move available. Tests planning before jumping in an clicking everything. There are three sets of each difficulty (i.e. 3 tests where there are 3 moves to complete, 3 tests where there are 4 moves etc)
Results show how long it took for the first click (how much planning you did) to happen and also the successes.
Example test 3: Recalling a sequence of digits. The sequence gets longer as long as the client is getting the values correct.
Example results for coding (a symbol is displayed, the client has to map that to a letter and then click the correct button). Shows how many mappings were done correctly, how many wrong, and associated trend lines (did it get better or worse over time)
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