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ASRS v1.1

ADHD

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

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Overview

The ASRS v1.1 Symptom Checklist is a self-reported screening tool for adult ADHD.

Scoring & Interpretation Reference

0 - 13 Unlikely

Symptoms consistent with ADHD are unlikely.

14 - 72 Possible ADHD

Score indicates possible ADHD. 4 or more items in Part A marked "Often" or "Very Often" is highly indicative.

Scale Content & Assessment Items

Check the box that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months.

Part A

1

How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
2

How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
3

How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
4

When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
5

How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
6

How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)

Part B

7

How often do you make careless mistakes when you have to work on a boring or difficult project?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
8

How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
9

How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
10

How often do you misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or at work?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
11

How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
12

How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
13

How often do you feel restless or fidgety?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
14

How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
15

How often do you find yourself talking too much when you are in social situations?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
16

When you’re in a conversation, how often do you find yourself finishing the sentences of the people you are talking to?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
17

How often do you have difficulty waiting your turn in situations when turn taking is required?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)
18

How often do you interrupt others when they are busy?

Options: Never (0) · Rarely (1) · Sometimes (2) · Often (3) · Very Often (4)

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