ASRS Part A · Adult attention screen
If focusing, getting started or finishing tasks has been difficult
Source · Kessler RC, Adler L, Ames M, et al. The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Psychol Med. 2005;35(2):245–256. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. The total counts answers that meet each question's screening threshold; it is not the sum of the six response values.
The ASRS screener counts items, not points
The ASRS is an adult ADHD self-report scale developed with the World Health Organization. Six of its 18 questions form the screener (Part A). This page uses an English translation of the CareOps Korean version and asks how often each experience occurred during the past six months.
Reading your results
Your result is the number of questions that meet their frequency threshold (0–6), not the sum of your answers. The first three questions count from “Sometimes”; the last three count from “Often”. Four or more meets the screening threshold at which the original instructions suggest further assessment. A screening result is not an ADHD diagnosis. Diagnosis involves a professional reviewing your history since childhood and other explanations such as poor sleep, anxiety or low mood.
A question to reflect on
Choose one question that met its threshold and describe a real moment from the past month. Where did starting or finishing get stuck? Was it similar when you were younger? Was it worse in weeks with little sleep or high stress? These notes make it easier to explain your experience to a clinician or counselor.
Frequently asked questions
- How many questions are in the ASRS adult ADHD screener, and how long does it take?
- There are 6 questions, and it usually takes about 1 minute. For each question you choose one of 5 answers, from “Never” to “Very often”. There are no right or wrong answers.
- How is the score calculated?
- Instead of adding up your answers, it counts how many questions meet their frequency threshold (0–6). The first three count from “Sometimes”, the last three from “Often”. You answer about the past six months.
- Does four or more mean I have ADHD?
- Four or more meets the screening threshold at which the original instructions suggest further assessment. A screening result is not an ADHD diagnosis. Diagnosis involves a professional reviewing your history since childhood and other explanations such as poor sleep, anxiety or low mood.
- What should I do if I want to look into it further?
- Book an assessment with a psychiatrist or another qualified clinician and bring this result along with examples from childhood and from your current daily life. If procrastination is a concern, the PPS procrastination check can show where you tend to stall.
- Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
- You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
- Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
- Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
- Can I share my results with a friend?
- Yes. Use Share at the top right of the result screen to send a friend the check itself, or share your result as a link or story image. A result link carries your scores inside the address only; it does not include your name or account, and nothing is saved on our side.
Kessler et al. (2005) · WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale study