Which ASRS version do you have?
Choose the version before you score the form. Use the ASRS-v1.1 guide for a v1.1 result. Use the instructions supplied with ASRS-5 for an ASRS-5 result.
ASRS-v1.1
Use the detailed v1.1 guide
Open the ASRS-v1.1 page for its scoring steps and result guide.
ASRS-5
Use the instructions with the form
ASRS-5 uses different questions and scoring, so the v1.1 rules don't apply.
Not sure
Find the version before scoring
Check the form title or ask the person who gave it to you.
ASRS is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. Diagnosing ADHD takes a full assessment.
Save this test
Save the ASRS version with the score
Keep the score tied to the ASRS version and the real examples you want the clinician to hear.
Save this screen.
Who should use ASRS?
ASRS-v1.1 and ASRS-5 are adult screens. Choose the version named on your form.
Children and teenagers
Children and teens need an ADHD assessment made for their age. Adult ASRS forms aren't for them.
What to do before and after scoring ASRS
Find the version name on the form: ASRS-v1.1 or ASRS-5.
Identify the ASRS version first
Check whether you used ASRS-v1.1, ASRS-5, the six-question screen, or the 18-question list. Each version has its own scoring rules.
Score with the right guide
Use the scoring guide that came with the form or that a clinician gave you. The ASRS-v1.1 rules don't apply to ASRS-5.
After you score
Open the detailed ASRS-v1.1 guide for a v1.1 result. For ASRS-5, keep the form's own instructions with your score.
How do you read an ASRS score?
Start with the version name. Then use the scoring guide supplied with that version.
Below the cutoff for your version
Ask about an assessment if the problems began in childhood and still affect daily life.
Mixed score, wrong version uncertainty, or score taken during acute sleep loss, anxiety, depression, pain, substance use, medicine change, or crisis
Check the version and scoring guide. Ask whether to repeat the right form or check another cause.
A positive screen under your version's scoring instructions
Ask about a full adult ADHD assessment. The assessment will check whether you have ADHD and whether another problem is causing or adding to the symptoms.
Ask for a full assessment
A positive result is a reason to ask for a full ADHD assessment.
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These notes explain the version choice and what happens after a positive screen.
ASRS-v1.1 and ASRS-5 are different adult ADHD screens. Save the version name with the score so the right rules are used.
A full assessment checks symptoms, daily problems, childhood history, places affected, and other possible causes. The ASRS score is one part of that work.
What can you do before the assessment conversation?
Keep the version name with the score.
Save the version name
Record ASRS-v1.1 or ASRS-5, the six-question or 18-question form, the score, date, and scoring guide. This keeps the score tied to the right rules.
Get urgent help for suicidal thoughts or a risk of harming yourself or someone else. Psychosis, mania, severe substance withdrawal, chest pain, fainting, or a seizure also need urgent help. The same is true for sudden problems with the brain or nerves or a sudden severe change in thinking.
What should you save in My Fog?
Keep these together
- ASRS version used: ASRS-v1.1, ASRS-5, six-question screener, or 18-question checklist
- Score, date, scoring source, and timing window
- The reason you took the screen
Question for the visit
“Which ASRS version did I use, does the score justify full adult ADHD assessment, and which sleep, mood, trauma, substance, medicine, or medical causes should be checked too?”
Sources for ASRS ADHD Screener
ASRS versions, permission, and where to get forms
The 18-question adult ASRS-v1.1 form
ASRS-5 adult screen, ages 18 and over
ASRS-v1.1 Part A screening use and scoring instructions
Recognition, diagnosis, and management of ADHD across age groups
Clinical diagnosis and management of ADHD
Adult clinical assessment, life history, and other possible causes
Diagnosing ADHD in children and teens
WHO ASRS-v1.1 development and short screener performance
ASRS screener validity in health-plan sample
WHO adult ADHD DSM-5 self-report screening scale
ASRS-5 construct-validity and cutoff context
US ASRS-v1.1 norms and age or sex context
Open-access adult ASRS-v1.1 normative data
Format and false-positive context for adult ADHD screening
ASRS screen-positive rate and format-effect context
See each claim's sources
procedure
ASRS-v1.1 and ASRS-5 are different adult ADHD screening tools, so the version used should be saved with the score.interpretation
ASRS-v1.1 short-screener performance was tested against clinician ratings in adult samples.context
ASRS-5 was developed for DSM-5 adult ADHD screening, and 2025 research continues to test its construct validity and cutoff behavior.limitation
Adult ADHD diagnosis requires clinical assessment with symptoms, impairment, history, settings affected, and differential review; an ASRS score alone is not diagnostic.context
US ASRS-v1.1 norms show adult score differences by age and sex, but this does not create simple self-diagnosis cutoffs.limitation
Recent ASRS format research highlights screen-positive-rate and format effects, supporting clinical follow-up rather than self-diagnosis.procedure
Children and teenagers need age-appropriate ADHD assessment rather than adult ASRS interpretation.