Childhood ADHD screening test (WURS-25)

The WURS-25 (Wender Utah Rating Scale, 25-item short form) is a retrospective ADHD screening questionnaire: you rate how well 25 statements described you as a child, roughly between ages five and twelve — concentration, restlessness, temper, impulsivity, trouble with school and rules.

This is a self-check you can complete online in about five minutes, with an instant score and a plain-language interpretation. A score of 46 or more is a positive screen for childhood ADHD. It is a first orientation, not a diagnosis — a formal ADHD assessment is always made by a qualified professional.

Written from a neurodivergence-affirming stance: many adults only recognise their ADHD later in life, and looking back at childhood can join the dots. ADHD is a different way a mind is wired, with real support needs, not a childhood failing — and it often travels with autistic traits (AuDHD).

25 items, about 5 minutes, instant score and interpretation
Based on the WURS-25 (Ward, Wender & Reimherr, 1993)
Anonymous — nothing to sign up for
Screening for orientation only, not a clinical diagnosis

Ward, Wender & Reimherr, 1993

WURS-25

A 25-item scale for the retrospective evaluation of childhood ADHD traits: you recall how you were as a child and rate how much each statement describes you.

"What does this mean?" if a question is not clear, tap this under the question for a plain explanation.

"Not sure about my answer" if your answer is only an approximation, mark it. It does not change the score — it just shows me where we can come back together.

25 items -- ~6 min

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Keys 1-5 for quick answer

As a child I was (or had)... Think about how you were as a child and choose how much each statement describes you.

Question 1 of 25. Concentration problems, easily distracted

Question 2 of 25. Anxious, worrying

Question 3 of 25. Nervous, fidgety

Question 4 of 25. Inattentive, daydreaming

Question 5 of 25. Hot- or short-tempered, low boiling point

Question 6 of 25. Temper outbursts, tantrums

Question 7 of 25. Trouble with stick-to-it-tiveness, not following through, failing to finish things started

Question 8 of 25. Stubborn, strong-willed

Question 9 of 25. Sad or blue, depressed, unhappy

Question 10 of 25. Disobedient with parents, rebellious, sassy

Question 11 of 25. Low opinion of myself

Question 12 of 25. Irritable

Question 13 of 25. Moody, ups and downs

Question 14 of 25. Angry

Question 15 of 25. Acting without thinking, impulsive

Question 16 of 25. Tendency to be immature

Question 17 of 25. Guilty feelings, regretful

Question 18 of 25. Losing control of myself

Question 19 of 25. Tendency to be or act irrational

Question 20 of 25. Unpopular with other children, didn’t keep friends for long, didn’t get along with other children

Question 21 of 25. Trouble seeing things from someone else’s point of view

Question 22 of 25. Trouble with authorities, trouble with school, visits to principal’s office

Question 23 of 25. As a child in school I was overall a poor student, slow learner

Question 24 of 25. As a child in school I had trouble with mathematics or numbers

Question 25 of 25. As a child in school I was not achieving up to potential

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