ADHD test for adults (ASRS v1.1)
This is a screening check-in, not a diagnosis. Only a clinical evaluation can say whether it's ADHD.
6 questions about the past 6 months, about 2 minutes, for adults 18 and over. Your answers stay in your browser.
- Questions
- Result
Question 1 of 6
Check the box that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months. Please give the completed questionnaire to your healthcare professional during your next appointment to discuss the results.
Shaded answers are the darkly shaded boxes on the official form. They are the answers the screener counts.
Prefer the paper form? Download the official screener (PDF) from the authors' site.
What your score means
The screener doesn't add up points. On the official form, some answer boxes are darkly shaded, and you count how many of your answers land in them. For questions 1 to 3, the shading starts at "Sometimes". For questions 4 to 6, it starts at "Often". The tool shows the same two shades.
The form's scoring rule, word for word: "Add the number of checkmarks that appear in the darkly shaded area. Four (4) or more checkmarks indicate that your symptoms may be consistent with Adult ADHD. It may be beneficial for you to talk with your healthcare provider about an evaluation."1
| Shaded answers | What the form says |
|---|---|
| 0 to 3 | Below the screener's cut point |
| 4 to 6 | Your symptoms "may be consistent with Adult ADHD". Talk with a healthcare provider about an evaluation |
The form also says it "is not meant to replace consultation with a trained healthcare professional".1 If you have concerns about ADHD, it asks you to discuss them with a physician whatever the result.1
One result can carry only so much weight. When 154 adults took the screener in the first study and were then assessed by clinicians who hadn't seen their answers, it caught 68.7% of the people clinicians judged to have ADHD, and correctly cleared 99.5% of those who didn't.2
It clears people who don't have ADHD more reliably than it catches everyone who does. A result under 4 can still miss ADHD, and a result of 4 or more is a strong reason to ask for an evaluation.
Your result lists first the questions where your answer stayed out of the shading.
Asking for an evaluation
A doctor or nurse practitioner is the person to ask. Say you'd like an ADHD evaluation, and bring the printed summary or a screenshot. The screener's licensing page says people who screen positive should work with their clinician, and may benefit from filling in the full 18-question checklist.3
About the ASRS v1.1 screener
The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale was developed by a World Health Organization work group.2 The full scale has 18 questions, one for each DSM-IV symptom of ADHD. This screener uses the 6 of them that best matched clinicians' ratings.2 In that first study, the 6-question screener did better than the full 18 questions on both catching ADHD and clearing people without it.2 It was created by Dr. Lenard Adler of NYU and Dr. Ronald Kessler of Harvard.3
In 2024, the authors described a second way to score it, adding up all six answers from 0 to 24. They found it more robust for research on how common ADHD is.4 5 This tool keeps the scoring printed on the form, because the authors ask that anyone who recreates the screener not change its scoring.1
On October 29, 2026 we set this version beside the authors' English patient form and checked the instructions, the six questions, the five answer options, the shading and the scoring rule. All of them match. The only change is a capital letter: the form prints "Very Often", and the button says "Very often".
Permission comes from the authors' page: "Use of the ASRS v1.1 6-question screener is free and does not require any formal permission or approval, but we do ask that you please cite the below article and include the copyright notice when using these scales."1 NYU's licensing office adds that the screener "is freely available for clinical and non-clinical use, including commercial use, but does require attribution".3 It allows no changes other than electronic versions.3 The authors also say they'd prefer websites link to their own PDF, so it's linked at the top of this page. The copyright notice: The 6-question Adult Self-Report Scale-Version1.1 (ASRS-V1.1) Screener is a subset of the 18-question Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale-Version1.1 (Adult ASRS-V1.1) Symptom Checklist. © New York University and Ronald C. Kessler, PhD. All rights reserved.
It's for adults. The form says it "is intended for people aged 18 years or older".1 For a child or teenager, start with their pediatrician.
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Pick one question where you answered "Often" or "Very often". Write down a real example from this week, so you can tell your doctor exactly what it looks like in your life.
Answer this with JoyQuestions people ask
Is this a real ADHD test?
It's a real, published screener, made to help spot who might need a full evaluation.2 No online questionnaire can settle whether it's ADHD. The form itself says "an accurate diagnosis can only be made through a clinical evaluation".1
Why only 6 questions?
The authors tested all 18 questions of the full scale against clinicians' assessments. These 6 matched best, and as a set they beat the full 18.2
What does "the past 6 months" mean here?
The form asks how you've felt and acted over the past 6 months. Answer for that stretch as a whole, not just a good or bad week.
Can anxiety or depression change my ADHD score?
They can share signs, like trouble concentrating or feeling restless, which is one reason it helps to have a clinician look at the whole picture. If those feel familiar, the anxiety test and depression test are here too, and you can bring all three results.
Is it free with no email?
Yes. No sign-up, no email and no locked result.
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