Assess disorders of planning, organisation and problem solving
Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome
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Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome

BADS

Assess disorders of planning, organisation and problem solving
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Publication date:
1996
Completion time:
40 minutes
Administration:
Individual; paper-and-pencil
Age range:
16 to 87 years
Qualification level:
B

The term ‘Dysexecutive Syndrome’ includes disorders of planning, organisation, problem solving, setting priorities, and attention and is one of the major areas of cognitive deficit that can impede functional recovery and the ability to respond to rehabilitation programs.

BADS specifically assesses the skills and demands involved in everyday life. It is sensitive to the capacities affected by frontal lobe damage, emphasising those usually exercised in everyday situations such as:

  • Temporal judgment
  • Cognitive flexibility and inhibition of response
  • Practical problem solving
  • Strategy formation
  • Ability to plan, and task scheduling