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BAARS-IV

Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale - IV

There is a total of 21 items concerning behaviours or problems sometimes experienced by adults.

For each item decide how much or how frequently each item describes your behaviour in the last 6 months. You can select the number that corresponds your choice:

Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 1
Fail to give close attention to details or make careless mistakes in their work or other activities
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 2
Difficulty sustaining my attention in tasks or fun activities
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 3
Don’t listen when spoken to directly
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 4
Don’t follow through on instructions and fail to finish work or chores
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 5
Have difficulty organising tasks and activities
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 6
Avoid, dislike or am reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 7
Lose things necessary for tasks or activities
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 8
Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli or irrelevant thoughts
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 9
Forgetful in daily activities
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 10
Fidget with my hands or feet or squirm in my seat
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 11
Leave my seat in classrooms or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 12
Shift around excessively or feels restless or hemmed in
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 13
Have difficulty engaging in leisure activities quietly (feel uncomfortable or am loud or noisy)
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 14
I am on the go or act as if driven by a motor (or I feel like I have to be busy or always doing something)
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 15
Talk excessively (in social situations)
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 16
Blurt out answers before questions have been completed, complete others’ sentences or jumps the gun
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 17
Have difficulty awaiting my turn
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 18
Interrupt or intrude on others (butt into conversations or activities without permission or take over what others are doing)
Not at all/ Never
Just a little/ Once in a while
Pretty much/ Often
Very much/ Very frequently
Item 19
Did you experience any of these 18 symptoms at least ‘Often’ or more frequently (Did you circle a 3 or a 4 above)?
Yes
No
Item 20
If so, how old were you when those symptoms began? (fill in the blank)
I was years old

OR

Item 21
If so, in which of these settings did those symptoms impair your functioning? Please tick next to all of the areas that apply to you.
Finish