Adult ADHD Self-Report Scales (ASRS)

We have had many requests from people who want to post the ADHD-ASRS v1.1 instruments on their websites.  Our preference would be that you link to this website and to our PDF of the instrument.  This is because we are unable to coordinate with other sites in order to provide updates to the new methodological evidence about the instrument as it becomes available. However, these updates will be available from this site.  
 

Permission requests

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. Also, please send us the citations to any published work that is based on the ASRS instruments.

Kessler, R.C., Adler, L., Ames, M., Demler, O., Faraone, S., Hiripi, E., Howes, M.J., Jin, R., Secnik, K., Spencer, T., Ustun, T.B., Walters, E.E. (2005). The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Psychological Medicine, 35(2), 245-256

Copyright © New York University and Ronald C. Kessler, PhD. All rights reserved.

An agreement is now required as of August, 2022, to use the ASRS v1.1 18-question symptoms checklist. Please send an email for further information to Elizabeth.Sheckler@nyulangone.org.

The translations of the ASRS v1.1 6-question screener are posted for unrestricted use, with the same requirement to acknowledge the copyright and cite the above article.

Translations of the ASRS v1.1 18 Question Symptoms Checklist are also available under an appropriate agreement; please send an email for further information to Elizabeth.Sheckler@nyulangone.org.

If you find it necessary to recreate the ADHD-ASRS v1.1 6-question screener either in paper or electronic format, it is important that the instrument is not altered (i.e., that all the response options are included, that the scoring algorithm is not altered, and that the two levels of shading within the response categories are included).    

For more information on validation and translation of the ASRS v1.1, please send an email to: ronkadm@hcp.med.harvard.edu.

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Version 1.1: Background Information (PDF)
Information on ASRS Distribution Scale in the General Population (PDF)

ADHD-ASRS instruments

* 18-Q symptoms checklist is view only, permissions to be sought before use.

ASRS v1.1 Screener-English (PDF)
ASRS v1.1 Symptoms Checklist-English (PDF) - ASRS v1.1 Symptoms Checklist-English (PDF)

Translated versions of the ADHD-ASRS instruments

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Language
ASRS v1.1 Screener
ASRS v1.1 Symptoms Checklist -(View only; permissions to be sought before use)
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
Not available*
Chinese (Traditional)
Danish
Not available*
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hebrew
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Not available*
Norwegian
Persian
Not available*
Portuguese
Portuguese- Brazil
Not available*
Romanian
Not available*
Russian
Not available*
Serbian
Spanish (for Mexico & U.S.)
Spanish
Not available*
Spanish (for Argentina)
Not available*
Spanish (for Colombia)
Not available*
Swedish
Thai
Urdu

*Not yet translated in this language.

We would like to thank Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Saena Arbadzadeh-Bouchez, Ron de Graaf, Josep Maria Haro, Norito Kawakami, Viviane Kovess, Jean-Pierre Lepine, Sing Lee, Daphna Levinson, Hans Ormel, Svetlana Stepukhovich, Maria Carmen Viana, Chuck Webb, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, and Victoria Zakhozha  for their comments on prior versions of the translations.

*Note to all users: If you are unable to download the PDF files above, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat on your computer.  This is a free download available from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html