Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)

Questions

18

Duration

5 min

Original title

ASRS-v1.1 — Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

Adaptation

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1)

Authors

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.

Created

2005

Example result

What the test measures

When and why to use it

The questions

1. Check the box that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months. How often do the following situations apply to you?
   1. How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done?
   Assesses executive function deficits related to task completion and follow through.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
2. 2. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?
   Evaluates the patient's capacity to structure and sequence complex tasks.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
3. 3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations?
   Probes for working memory failures impacting daily obligations and scheduled commitments.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
4. 4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?
   Identifies task paralysis and the behavioral avoidance of cognitively demanding activities.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
5. 5. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time?
   Measures overt physical restlessness and the need for continuous motor discharge.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
6. 6. How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?
   Captures the subjective sensation of chronic hyperactivity and internal drivenness.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
7. 7. How often do you make careless mistakes when you have to work on a boring or difficult project?
   Highlights sustained attention deficits leading to preventable errors during unstimulating work.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
8. 8. How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work?
   Assesses the difficulty of maintaining concentration on repetitive or monotonous tasks.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
9. 9. How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly?
   Probes for attentional drift during direct interpersonal communication and active listening.
   • Never
   • Rarely
   • Sometimes
   • Often
   • Very Often
10. 10. How often do you misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or at work?
    Evaluates daily organizational struggles and the chronic misplacement of essential items.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
11. 11. How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
    Measures susceptibility to external stimuli and environmental distractibility.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
12. 12. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
    Captures situational hyperactivity and the inability to remain seated when socially required.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
13. 13. How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
    Identifies generalized feelings of internal tension, agitation, or physical unease.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
14. 14. How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?
    Assesses the inability to transition into a state of rest during unstructured leisure time.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
15. 15. How often do you find yourself talking too much when you are in social situations?
    Evaluates verbal impulsivity and the tendency to monopolize social interactions.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
16. 16. 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?
    Probes for conversational impatience and the impulsive preemption of others speech.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
17. 17. How often do you have difficulty waiting your turn in situations when turn taking is required?
    Measures impulse control deficits in contexts requiring patience and delayed gratification.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often
18. 18. How often do you interrupt others when they are busy?
    Identifies socially intrusive behaviors and the disruption of others ongoing activities.
    • Never
    • Rarely
    • Sometimes
    • Often
    • Very Often