ASRS v1.1 Part A (Adult ADHD Screener)
The ASRS v1.1 Part A screener for adult ADHD, six items over the past six months.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- 1. Finishing the final details of a project
- 2
- 2. Getting things in order for an organizing task
- 3
- 3. Remembering appointments or obligations
- 2
- 4. Putting off tasks that need a lot of thought
- 3
- 5. Fidgeting when seated for a long time
- 1
- 6. Feeling overly active or driven to keep doing things
- 3
Result: ASRS Part A: 5 of 6 items at or above their own threshold, a positive screen.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Each item
- 0 never, 1 rarely, 2 sometimes, 3 often, 4 very often, over the past six months.
- Items 1 to 3
- Count toward the screen at sometimes or more.
- Items 4 to 6
- Count toward the screen only at often or more.
- 4 or more counting
- Positive screen: symptoms consistent with adult ADHD, further evaluation warranted.
What you enter
- 1. Finishing the final details of a project (counts at sometimes or more)
- 2. Getting things in order for an organizing task (counts at sometimes or more)
- 3. Remembering appointments or obligations (counts at sometimes or more)
- 4. Putting off tasks that need a lot of thought (counts at often or more)
- 5. Fidgeting when seated for a long time (counts at often or more)
- 6. Feeling overly active or driven to keep doing things (counts at often or more)
How this is calculated
Kessler RC, Adler L, Ames M, et al. The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS): a short screening scale for use in the general population. Psychol Med. 2005;35(2):245-256. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.