• 1. How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts have been done?*
  • 2. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organisation?*
  • 3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations?*
  • 4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?*
  • 5. How often do you make careless mistakes when you have to work on a boring or difficult project?*
  • 6. How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work?*
  • 7. How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly?
  • 8. How often do you misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or at work?
  • 9. How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
  • 10. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time?
  • 11. How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?
  • 12. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
  • 13. How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
  • 14. How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?
  • 15. How often do you find yourself talking too much when you're in social situations?
  • 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?
  • 17. How often do you have difficulty waiting your turn in situations when turn taking is required?
  • 18. How often do you interrupt others when they're busy?

  • Six of the eighteen questions are key to being the most predictive of symptoms consistent with ADHD. These six questions are the basis for the ASRS-5 Screener and are also in the first section of this tool.

    • Your answers in this section contributed to your score.
    • If you scored fourteen (14) or more, you're likely to have the symptoms consistent with ADHD in adults (91.4% sensitivity, 96.0% specificity). We recommend you seek an assessment and diagnosis from a qualified psychiatrist or psychologist.
     

    The second section of this tool contains the remaining twelve questions.

    • Your answers in this section don't contribute to your score.
    • However, the frequency scores in the second section contribute to the:
      • severity: when diagnosing ADHD, clinicians now need to specify whether a person has mild, moderate or severe ADHD. This is based on how many symptoms a person has and how difficult those symptoms make daily life, and
      • the effect of the presentation: several symptoms of ADHD now need to be present in more than one setting rather than just some symptoms in more than one setting.
     

    Whilst getting an assessment and diagnosis from a qualified medical professional, you should describe these symptoms and their frequency. Your descriptions should include how these challenges have affected your ability to work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people, such as your partner or family.

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