Abstract
In a recent paper Gordon (1986) has compared the strengths and weaknesses of traditional microcomputer-based assessment of attention deficit disorder (ADD) with those offered by the Gordon Diagnostic System (GDS; Gordon & McClure 1983; 1984). Not surprisingly, although careful not to overstate the case, he finds GDS to be an improvement over the use of standard microcomputers. Nevertheless, several of his criticisms of microcomputers seem forced, and he tends to downplay some of the more serious concerns associated with the GDS. Given that the GDS is receiving widespread attention, with nationwide marketing procedures underway, it seems fitting to examine its strengths and weaknesses independently as compared to more traditional methods of assessment of attention deficit disorder. To facilitate this goal the history of the GDS will be reviewed since in its relatively brief life several important events have already occurred.
Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
1986
Repository Citation
Milich, Richard; Pelham, William E.; and Hinshaw, Stephen P., "Issues in the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder: A Cautionary Note on the Gordon Diagnostic System" (1986). Psychology Faculty Publications. 107.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_facpub/107
