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Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1) Symptom Checklist

Instructions

The questions on the back page are designed to stimulate dialogue between you and your patients and to help

confirm if they may be suffering from the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Description: The Symptom Checklist is an instrument consisting of the eighteen DSM-IV-TR criteria.

Six of the eighteen questions were found to be the most predictive of symptoms consistent with

ADHD. These six questions are the basis for the ASRS v1.1 Screener and are also Part A of the

Symptom Checklist. Part B of the Symptom Checklist contains the remaining twelve questions.

Instructions:

Symptoms

1. Ask the patient to complete both Part A and Part B of the Symptom Checklist by marking an X

in the box that most closely represents the frequency of occurrence of each of the symptoms.

2. Score Part A. If four or more marks appear in the darkly shaded boxes within Part A then the

patient has symptoms highly consistent with ADHD in adults and further investigation is

warranted.

3. The frequency scores on Part B provide additional cues and can serve as further probes into the

patient’s symptoms. Pay particular attention to marks appearing in the dark shaded boxes. The

frequency-based response is more sensitive with certain questions. No total score or diagnostic

likelihood is utilized for the twelve questions. It has been found that the six questions in Part A

are the most predictive of the disorder and are best for use as a screening instrument.

Impairments

1. Review the entire Symptom Checklist with your patients and evaluate the level of impairment

associated with the symptom.

2. Consider work/school, social and family settings.

3. Symptom frequency is often associated with symptom severity, therefore the Symptom

Checklist may also aid in the assessment of impairments. If your patients have frequent

symptoms, you may want to ask them to describe how these problems have affected the ability

to work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people such as their

spouse/significant other.

History

1. Assess the presence of these symptoms or similar symptoms in childhood. Adults who have

ADHD need not have been formally diagnosed in childhood. In evaluating a patient’s history,

look for evidence of early-appearing and long-standing problems with attention or self-control.

Some significant symptoms should have been present in childhood, but full symptomology is not

necessary.

Adult Adhd Self Report Scale