ASRS v1.1 adult ADHD screener: the six questions, scored as published
The six-question ASRS v1.1 adult ADHD screener, word for word, scored the way its authors describe. About 2 minutes, free, no ads. Not a diagnosis.
6 items
2 min
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A screener, not a diagnosis
This Adult Self-Report Scale- V1.1 (ASRS-V1.1) Screener is intended for people aged 18 years or older.
Published by MyTestAtlas (who makes it). Not medically or clinically reviewed. Updated 27 September 2026.
How this test works
What this assessment measures
This is the six-question Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1) screener, reproduced word for word under its licence. You answer six questions about the past six months, and the page counts how many answers fall in the range the authors mark; at 4 or more they recommend a fuller assessment with a qualified clinician. It takes about two minutes, and it is a screener, not a diagnosis.
What this test looks at
Answers in the marked range · 6 statements
Time
2 minutes
Items
6
Result
attainable-range pattern summary
Time frame
Check the box that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months.
Source
The six Part A questions of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale v1.1 (Kessler, Adler and colleagues, 2005), reproduced without change under the licence administered by NYU Langone Health, with the attribution it requires
Six questions answered on one day cannot diagnose ADHD or rule it out. The authors published the screener to help decide whether a fuller assessment is worth having, and its licence page says diagnosis or prescription should never be made on the score alone. Sleep problems, anxiety, low mood, stress, some medical conditions and some medicines raise the same answers, and a short screener misses some adults, especially those whose difficulties are mostly inattentive. There is no norm here and no comparison with other people.
Scoring happens in this browser tab: answers and result text are not sent as analytics properties or written to browser storage. If you are signed in, Save this result stores the scored result, never your answers, under your account.
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What to bring to an assessment
This count, and which of the six questions you answered in the marked range.
One recent, specific example for each of those questions: what happened, where, and what it cost you.
Anything that shows what you were like before age 12: school reports, or a parent or sibling who remembers.
A note of your sleep, caffeine, alcohol, medicines and any recent upheaval, because an assessment asks about them.
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Use the result
Why this route is different
An adapted quiz can change the wording or the scoring of a screener without saying so. Here the six questions, the answer labels and the marked range are the authors’ own, the count is shown question by question, and nothing is added to it: no percentage, no score out of 100, no label. That makes the result easy to carry into an appointment exactly as it is.
A small next step
Whatever the count, write down one recent example for each question you answered Often or Very Often: what happened, where, and what it cost you. Take those examples, and the count if you like, to a GP or to a clinician who assesses adults. If the count was below 4 but the difficulties are real, bring them anyway.
Questions people ask
What is the ASRS v1.1 screener?
Six questions taken from the 18-question Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, version 1.1, published as the World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale by Kessler, Adler and colleagues in 2005. Its copyright belongs to New York University and the President and Fellows of Harvard College, and its licence allows free use, including commercial use, with attribution and without changes.
How is it scored?
Each question has a marked range: Sometimes, Often or Very Often for the first three questions, and Often or Very Often for the last three. The page counts how many of your six answers fall in that range. The authors’ point is 4: at 4 or more they recommend a fuller assessment with a qualified clinician.
Does 4 or more mean I have ADHD?
No. It means the authors would recommend a fuller assessment. Sleep problems, anxiety, low mood, stress and some medical conditions raise the same answers, and only a clinician who takes a history can tell them apart.
What if my count was below 4?
It does not rule ADHD out. Short screeners miss some adults, especially those with mostly inattentive difficulties or well-practised workarounds. If the difficulties cost you at work, at home or in relationships, raise them with a clinician anyway.
How is this different from the Adult ADHD Test on this site?
The Adult ADHD Test is an original 24-statement self-check that describes four patterns and has no threshold. This page is the published six-question screener with its authors’ point of 4. They answer different questions, and taking both is reasonable.
Is anything stored or sent?
No. The count is worked out in this browser tab. Your answers are not sent anywhere or written to storage, and there is no advertising on this page.
The ASRS v1.1 Screener was created by Dr. Lenard Adler of NYU and Dr. Ronald Kessler of Harvard.
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. Psychological Medicine 2005;35(2):245–256.
