Adult ADHD test (ASRS scale)

ASRS v1.1 is a short adult ADHD screener developed with the WHO. Answer 6 questions about the past six months — a personal breakdown of your result arrives by email.

Over the past 6 months, how often has each of the following happened to you?

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  1. 1. Trouble wrapping up the final details of a project, once the challenging parts are done
  2. 2. Difficulty getting things in order when a task requires organisation
  3. 3. Problems remembering appointments or obligations
  4. 4. Avoid or delay getting started on tasks that require a lot of thought
  5. 5. Fidget or squirm with your hands or feet when you have to sit for a long time
  6. 6. Feel overly active and compelled to do things, as if driven by a motor

Answer every question to get your result.

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Answers are processed only to calculate your result and are not stored anywhere.

How the result works

Part A of the ASRS has 6 questions, each with its own threshold: for some the sign counts from “Sometimes”, for others from “Often”. If 4 or more such marked questions add up, the screen is positive. This is a reason for a formal evaluation, not a diagnosis.

  • 0–3Screen negative
  • 4–6Screen positive

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What the ASRS measures

ASRS rates common signs of adult ADHD: trouble finishing and organising tasks, forgotten obligations, difficulty starting things that need focus, inner restlessness and a “driven by a motor” feeling. It is a screen — it shows whether it is worth seeking a detailed evaluation.

What a positive screen means

A positive result is not a diagnosis. It means there are enough signs to make seeing a specialist (psychiatrist or neurologist) worthwhile for a formal assessment. An ADHD diagnosis rests on a lifelong history and the full picture, which a short test cannot replace.

Inattention is not only ADHD

Problems with focus and organisation often come from other, fixable causes: chronic sleep loss, anxiety and depression, iron (ferritin) deficiency, low vitamin B12, thyroid problems. Before putting it all down to ADHD, these are worth checking — they often are what “steals” attention.

If you want more than a yes or no

This screen answers one question: is there a reason to look further. If the answer is yes — or if the screen is negative and the difficulties have not gone anywhere — what you need next is not a longer screen but a profile. The tests-about-you section has a full adult ADHD test: 60 statements, two symptom lines, 16 facets and the checklist of four conditions a clinician checks, together with a reading of what else could produce the same picture. It does not diagnose either, but arriving at an appointment with a profile beats arriving with the single word “positive”.

Frequently asked questions

  • No. ASRS is a screen: it shows whether there are grounds for a detailed evaluation. Only a specialist diagnoses, based on developmental history and the full clinical picture.

  • No. Answers are processed only to calculate the result and are not stored anywhere. You receive a breakdown by email — that is all.

  • ADHD is a persistent pattern, not a one-off state, so the scale asks about a long period rather than “the last two weeks” like depression and anxiety tests.

  • Don’t draw conclusions on your own. See a psychiatrist or neurologist for a formal evaluation, and also check physical causes of inattention (iron, B12, thyroid, sleep).

Check what “steals” your attention

Low ferritin, B12 deficiency, an underactive thyroid and poor sleep impair focus as much as ADHD. Upload your labs — AI explains every value and tells you what to check.

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The ASRS v1.1 scale is informational and a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Only a specialist diagnoses ADHD, based on the full clinical picture. The result should not be used to self-prescribe treatment.