ADHD Assessment ASRS
ADHD Self Report Scale
What is the ASRS ADHD Assessment?
The ASRS is a medical assessment for ADHD recognised by the NHS.
ASRS stands for ADHD Self-Report Scale
Adults are asked to rate themselves on a scale of 1 to 5, specific behaviours over the last 6 months.
The ASRS scoring for each question is:
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Very Often
ASRS ADHD Assessment Questions
The assessments are split into two parts, A and B.
Part A has 6 questions.
Part B has 12 questions.
The questions help to define where a person has ADHD, and where it is inattention-based, hyperactivity-based or a mixture.
ARSR Part A Questions
1 – How often do you have trouble wrapping up the final details of 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 fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit down for a long time?
6 – How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?
ARSR Part B Questions
1 – How often do you make careless mistakes when you have to work on a boring or difficult project?
2 – How often do you have difficulty keeping your attention when you are doing boring or repetitive work?
3 – How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people say to you, even when they are speaking to you directly?
4 – How often do you misplace or have difficulty finding things at home or work?
5 – How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
6 – How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
7 – How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
8 – How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?
9 – How often do you find yourself talking too much when you are in social situations?
10 – 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?
11 – How often do you have difficulty waiting your turn in situations when turn taking is required?
12 – How often do you interrupt others when they are busy?