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Introducing
the new IVA-AE™!
 The only CPT created
specifically to help clinician's better assess adults with ADHD
The
IVA-AE
(Advanced Edition), like the IVA+Plus, a combined visual and auditory
continuous performance test of attention and response
control. It is unique in that it is the
only CPT designed specifically to help clincian's identify
and measure attention problems
in the adult population. The IVA-AE is normed for ages 18 -
50 (N=236, divided by gender). It can be used either alone
or in conjunction with the IVA+Plus. The task is quite
challenging - visual and auditory numbers from 2 to 8 are
presented at one-second intervals; the task is to click when
you see a 3 or hear a 5. Different numbers are presented
simultaneously visually and aurally. For example, an
auditory 3 may be presented at the same time as a visual 6.
Thus, the subject is challenged to keep the rule in mind and
maintain his or her attention to the task of making constant
quick “go” or “no go” decisions. The verbal stimuli are
spoken by a variety of different voices, and the numbers are
displayed using a variety of different fonts. The clinician
can opt to use the short version (10 minutes) or the
extended version (20 minutes) of the test. The IVA-AE has
excellent concurrent validity with the IVA+Plus.
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 Why
do you need the
IVA-AE?
The IVA-AE is especially
important in helping clinicians to improve their
assessment of adult clients, since teacher and parent
rating scales are not available for this population. Since it is quite long and
challenging, it may pick up problems in some
adults who may be capable of maintaining their attention
just long enough to succeed on the IVA+Plus, which is
shorter and easier. In its extended version, the IVA-AE
compares performance in the second half of the test with
performance in the first half. It provides you with a
useful measure of how mental fatigue affects your
client’s abilities.
In its short version, the IVA-AE makes an excellent,
highly time-efficient screening tool.
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