The Assessments
Recruiting and organising the trial was a major undertaking, but
equally important was being very clear about what we were looking
for.
We decided that we should greatly extend the various outcome
measures so that we could advance the research into many different
directions. Dr Portwood has a particular interest in Dyspraxia,
while Dr Richardson's research has focused on Dyslexia and ADHD. A
comprehensive assessment of each child was completed. Among the
measures we assessed were:
- The Wechsler IQ assessment, which has 12 subtests looking at
verbal, non-verbal and organisational skills, and distractibility
levels
- A Motor assessment. Four subtests, including manual dexterity,
ball skills, static balance and dynamic balance
- Reading
- Spelling
- Handwriting
- Drawing
- Visual memory
- Auditory memory
- Perceptual skills
- Breath Test
- Excitability/Hyperactivity: Teacher Assessment
- Excitability/Hyperactivity: Parental
Assessment
