• Wender Utah Rating Scale – Short Version (25-item)

    The original Wender Utah Rating Scale is 61 questions. This version represents the 25 questions most associated with ADHD.

  • As a child I was (or had):

  • 1. concentration problems, easily distracted*
  • 2. anxious, worrying*
  • 3. nervous, fidgety*
  • 4. inattentive, daydreaming*
  • 5. hot- or short-tempered, low boiling point*
  • 6. temper outbursts, tantrums*
  • 7. trouble with stick-to-it-tiveness, not following through, failing to finish things started*
  • 8. stubborn, strong-willed*
  • 9. sad or blue, depressed, unhappy*
  • 10. disobedient with parents, rebellious, sassy*
  • 11. low opinion of myself*
  • 12. irritable*
  • 13. moody, ups and downs*
  • 14. angry*
  • 15. acting without thinking, impulsive*
  • 16. tendency to be immature*
  • 17. guilty feelings, regretful*
  • 18. losing control of myself*
  • 19. tendency to be or act irrational*
  • 20. unpopular with other children, didn't keep friends for long, didn't get along with other children*
  • 21. trouble seeing things from someone else's point of view*
  • 22. trouble with authorities, trouble with school, visits to principal's office*

  • As a child in school I was (or had):

  • 23. overall a poor student, slow learner*
  • 24. trouble with mathematics or numbers*
  • 25. not achieving up to potential*
  • Scoring: not at all or very slightly = 0, mildly = 1, moderately = 2, quite a bit = 3, very much = 4. Cutoff score: 46 (predictive of having childhood ADHD). Minimum score: 0. Maximum score: 100.
  • Should be Empty: