Extreme Demand Avoidance 8-item measure

EDA-8 - Brief Caregiver-Report Measure

Instructions

A brief caregiver-report measure of EDA traits for caregivers of children aged 5 – 17 years.

Please answer the questions thinking about your child's behaviour during the last six months. Please read each item carefully and fill in the answer that best applies.

Please tick one option per question only.

Child's Name:

Date:

Caregiver Name:

Child's Age:

Question 1

Obsessively resists and avoids ordinary demands and requests.

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 2

Is driven by the need to be in charge.

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 3

Tells other children how they should behave, but does not feel these rules apply to him/herself.

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 4

Has difficulty complying with demands unless they are carefully presented.

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 5

Seems unaware of the differences between him/herself and authority figures (e.g. parents, teachers, police).

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 6

Mood changes very rapidly (e.g. switches from affectionate to angry in an instant).

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 7

Uses outrageous or shocking behaviour to get out of doing something.

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

Question 8

Has bouts of extreme emotional responses to small events (e.g. crying/giggling, becoming furious).

Not true Somewhat true Mostly true Very true

EDA-8 Assessment Results

Important: The EDA-8 was designed to measure EDA traits for research purposes, and is not a diagnostic instrument. Scores over 19 could indicate the need for more in-depth measurement of EDA, but do not necessarily suggest a PDA-profile. This questionnaire asks about a person's presentation not the causation of this presentation. More in-depth assessment is needed to establish whether a PDA profile underpins demand avoidance behaviours.