The Test Of Variables Of Attention T.O.V.A.
Dallas Family Psychiatry is excited to offer one of the best objective tests for ADHD. The T.O.V.A. test is administered by qualified healthcare professionals and is used as an aid in the assessment of attention deficits in adults, adolescents and children.
An ADHD diagnosis may involve the use of stimulants, a class of medications that have both benefit and risk associated with their usage, hence the importance of obtaining an objective test to confirm a diagnosis of ADHD.
What is T.O.V.A Testing?
- T.O.V.A stands for Test of Variable Attention
- It is a tool that helps in objectively diagnosing ADHD.
- T.O.V.A. provides healthcare professionals with objective measurements of attention and inhibitory control. It calculates response time, speed, commission and omission; allowing healthcare professionals to see a patient's impulsivity, consistency, focus, vigilance and attention.
- The T.O.V. A. test is the most widely used objective measure of attention in the world and is considered "Gold Standard" among measures of its type.
- TOVA testing can be used for ages 4 and up
- It is a 21.6-minute test; Patients will respond to stimuli using a button. TOVA comprises both auditory and visual components with each component administered individually.
