BAARS-IV Scorer

Fail to give close attention to details or make careless mistakes in my work or other activities

Difficulty sustaining my attention in tasks or fun activities

Don't listen when spoken to directly

Don't follow through on instructions and fail to finish work or chores

Have difficulty organizing tasks and activities

Avoid, dislike, or am reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort

Lose things necessary for tasks or activities

Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli or irrelevant thoughts

Forgetful in daily activities

Fidget with hands or feet or squirm in seat

Leave my seat in classrooms or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected

Shift around excessively or feel restless or hemmed in

Have difficulty engaging in leisure activities quietly (feel uncomfortable, or am loud or noisy)

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)

Talk excessively (in social situations)

Blurt out answers before questions have been completed, complete others' sentences, or jump the gun

Have difficulty awaiting my turn

Interrupt or intrude on others (butt into conversations or activities without permission or take over what others are doing)

Prone to daydreaming when I should be concentrating on something or working

Have trouble staying alert or awake in boring situations

Easily confused

Easily bored

Spacey or "in a fog"

Lethargic, more tired than others

Underactive or have less energy than others

Slow moving

I don't seem to process information as quickly or as accurately as others