Adult ADHD Self-Report Scales (ASRS)

We have had many requests from people who want to post the ADHD-ASRS v1.1 instruments on their websites.  Our preference would be that you link to this website and to our PDF of the instrument.  This is because we are unable to coordinate with other sites in order to provide updates to the new methodological evidence about the instrument as it becomes available. However, these updates will be available from this site.

Permission requests

Use of the ASRS v1.1 is free and does not require any formal permission or approval, but we do ask that you please cite the below article and include the World Health Organization copyright when using these scales. Also, please send us the citations to any published work that is based on the ASRS instruments.

Kessler, R.C., Adler, L., Ames, M., Demler, O., Faraone, S., Hiripi, E., Howes, M.J., Jin, R., Secnik, K., Spencer, T., Ustun, T.B., Walters, E.E. (2005). The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Psychological Medicine, 35(2), 245-256

Copyright © World Health Organization 2003

The translations of the ASRS v1.1 instruments are posted for unrestricted use, with the same requirement to acknowledge the WHO copyright and cite the above article.

If you find it necessary to recreate the ADHD-ASRS v1.1 either in paper or electronic format, it is important that the instrument is not altered (i.e., that all the response options are included, that the scoring algorithm is not altered, and that the two levels of shading within the response categories are included).    

For more information on validation and translation of the ASRS, please send an email to: disree@localhost.

 

Part A
How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done?
How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?
How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations?
When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?
How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time?
How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?
Part B
How often do you make careless mistakes when you have to work on a boring or difficult project?
How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work?
How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly?
How often do you misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or at work?
How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?
How often do you find yourself talking too much when you are in social situations?
When you’re in a conversation, how often do you find yourself finishing the sentences of the people you are talking to, before they can finish them themselves?
How often do you have difficulty waiting your turn in situations when turn taking is required?
How often do you interrupt others when they are busy?
Total = /6
Total = /12