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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Optom Vis Sci. 2016 May;93(5):459–465. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000823
Now I am going to read you a list of conditions. For each condition, please tell me if a doctor or other health care provider ever told you that [child] had the condition, even if [he/she] does not have the condition now.
    • Intellectual disability or mental retardation?
    • Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; that is, ADD or ADHD?
    • Vision problems that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses?
Follow-up questions for ADHD:
Earlier you told me that [child] has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD.
    • Does [child] currently have ADD/ADHD?
        YES
        NO
        DON'T KNOW
        REFUSED
    • Would you describe [his/her] ADD/ADHD as mild, moderate, or severe?
        MILD
        MODERATE
        SEVERE
        DON'T KNOW
        REFUSED
    • Is [child] currently taking medication for ADD or ADHD?
        YES
        NO
        DON'T KNOW
        REFUSED
Follow-up questions for vision problems:
Earlier you told me that [child] has been diagnosed with vision problems.
    • Does [child] currently have vision problems that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses?
        YES
        NO
        DON'T KNOW
        REFUSED
    • (Asked only if answer to above question is “YES”) Would you describe [his/her] vision problems that cannot be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses as mild, moderate, or severe?
        MILD
        MODERATE
        SEVERE
        DON'T KNOW
        REFUSED