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Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale

Have you ever wondered if you have ADHD? Try Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale and find out if you have ADHD traits. Please note: online screening tools are not diagnostic instruments. You are encouraged to share your results with a physician or healthcare provider.
Check the box that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months.

1. How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people are saying to you even when they are speaking to you directly?

1. How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people are saying to you even when they are speaking to you directly?

2. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?

2. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?

3. How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?

3. How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?

4. 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?

4. 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?

5. How often do you put things off until the last minute?

5. How often do you put things off until the last minute?

6. How often do you depend on others to keep your life in order and attend to details?

6. How often do you depend on others to keep your life in order and attend to details?

References

Ustun, B., Adler, L.A., Rudin, C., Faraone, S.V., Spencer, T.J., Berglund, P., Gruber, M.J., Kessler, R.C. (2017). The World Health Organization Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Screening Scale for DSM-5. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(5), 520-526.

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