Wender Utah Rating Scale for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Name: 	Gender: 	Date:  	

For each of the 61 items, check the box that best describes your behavior:

As a child I was (or had):	Not at all or very
slightly	Mildly	Moder- ately	Quite a bit	Very much	
1	Active, restless, always on the go	0	1	2	3	4	
2	Afraid of things	0	1	2	3	4	
3	Concentration problems, easily distracted	0	1	2	3	4	
4	Anxious, worrying	0	1	2	3	4	
5	Nervous, fidgety	0	1	2	3	4	
6	Inattentive, daydreaming	0	1	2	3	4	
7	Hot- or short-tempered, low boiling point	0	1	2	3	4	
8	Shy, sensitive	0	1	2	3	4	
9	Temper outbursts, tantrums	0	1	2	3	4	
10	Trouble with stick-to-it-tiveness, not following through. Failing to finish things started	0	1	2	3	4	
11	Stubborn, strong-willed	0	1	2	3	4	
12	Sad or blue, depressed, unhappy	0	1	2	3	4	
13	Incautious, dare-devilish, involved in pranks	0	1	2	3	4	
14	Not getting a kick out of things, dissatisfied with life	0	1	2	3	4	
15	Disobedient with parents, rebellious, sassy	0	1	2	3	4	
16	Low opinion of myself	0	1	2	3	4	
17	Irritable	0	1	2	3	4	
18	Outgoing, friendly, enjoyed company of people	0	1	2	3	4	
19	Sloppy, disorganized	0	1	2	3	4	
20	Moody, ups and downs	0	1	2	3	4	
21	Angry	0	1	2	3	4	
22	Friends, popular	0	1	2	3	4	
23	Well-organized, tidy, neat	0	1	2	3	4	
24	Acting without thinking, impulsive	0	1	2	3	4	
25	Tendency to be immature	0	1	2	3	4	
26	Guilty feelings, regretful	0	1	2	3	4	
27	Losing control of myself	0	1	2	3	4	
28	Tendency to be or act irrational	0	1	2	3	4	
29	Unpopular with other children, didn't keep friends for long, didn't get along with other
children	0	1	2	3	4	
30	Poorly coordinated, did not participate in sports	0	1	2	3	4	
31	Afraid of losing control of self	0	1	2	3	4	
32	Well-coordinated, picked first in games	0	1	2	3	4	
33	Tomboyish (for women only)	0	1	2	3	4	
34	Running away from home	0	1	2	3	4	
35	Getting into fights	0	1	2	3	4	
36	Teasing other children	0	1	2	3	4	
37	Leader, bossy	0	1	2	3	4	
38	Difficulty getting awake	0	1	2	3	4	

39	Follower, led around too much	0	1	2	3	4	
40	Trouble seeing things from someone else's point of view	0	1	2	3	4	
41	Trouble with authorities, trouble with school, visits to principal's office	0	1	2	3	4	
42	Trouble with police, booked convicted	0	1	2	3	4	

Medical problems as a child	Not at all or very
slightly	Mildly	Moder- ately	Quite a bit	Very much	
43	Headaches	0	1	2	3	4	
44	Stomachaches	0	1	2	3	4	
45	Constipation	0	1	2	3	4	
46	Diarrhea	0	1	2	3	4	
47	Food allergies	0	1	2	3	4	
48	Other allergies	0	1	2	3	4	
49	Bedwetting	0	1	2	3	4	

As a child in school I was (or had)	Not at all or very
slightly	Mildly	Moder- ately	Quite a bit	Very much	
50	Overall a good student, fast	0	1	2	3	4	
51	Overall a poor student, slow learner	0	1	2	3	4	
52	Slow in learning to read	0	1	2	3	4	
53	Slow reader	0	1	2	3	4	
54	Trouble reversing letters	0	1	2	3	4	
55	Problems with spelling	0	1	2	3	4	
56	Trouble with mathematics or numbers	0	1	2	3	4	
57	Bad handwriting	0	1	2	3	4	
58	Able to read pretty well but never really enjoyed reading	0	1	2	3	4	
59	Not achieving up to potential	0	1	2	3	4	
60	Repeating grades	0	1	2	3	4	
61	Suspended or expelled	0	1	2	3	4	

Questions Associated with ADHD

•	25 of the questions were associated with ADHD as follows:

As a child I was (or had):	
3	Concentration problems, easily distracted	
4	Anxious, worrying	
5	Nervous, fidgety	
6	Inattentive, daydreaming	
7	Hot- or short-tempered, low boiling point	
9	Temper outbursts, tantrums	
10	Trouble with stick-to-it-tiveness, not following through. Failing to finish things started	
11	Stubborn, strong-willed	
12	Sad or blue, depressed, unhappy	
15	Disobedient with parents, rebellious, sassy	
16	Low opinion of myself	
17	Irritable	
20	Moody, ups and downs	
21	Angry	
24	Acting without thinking, impulsive	
25	Tendency to be immature	
26	Guilty feelings, regretful	
27	Losing control of myself	
28	Tendency to be or act irrational	
29	Unpopular with other children, didn't keep friends for long, didn't get along with other children	
40	Trouble seeing things from someone else's point of view	
41	Trouble with authorities, trouble with school, visits to principal's office	
	
As a child in school I was (or had)	
51	Overall a poor student, slow learner	
56	Trouble with mathematics or numbers	
59	Not achieving up to potential	

Interpretation:

•	61 questions answered by the adult patient recalling his or her childhood behavior
•	5 possible responses scored from 0 to 4 points
•	Wender Utah rating scale score =  	
•	Maximum score 100
•	If a cutoff score of 46 was used, 86% of patients with ADHD, 99% of normal persons, and 81% of depressed subjects were correctly classified.

•	Wender Utah rating scale subscore = 	(sum of 25 questions associated with ADHD)
•	Minimum score for the 25 questions is 0