Adult ADHD Test
This adult ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) screening test can help determine whether you might have the symptoms of ADHD. Use the results to decide if you need to see a doctor or other mental health professional to further discuss diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD.
Instructions
The 24 items below refer to how you have behaved and felt
DURING MOST OF YOUR ADULT LIFE.
If you have usually been one way and recently have changed, your responses should reflect
HOW YOU HAVE USUALLY BEEN
. For each item, indicate the extent to which it is true by checking the appropriate box next to the item.
1 )At home, work, or school, I find my mind wandering from tasks that are uninteresting or difficult.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
2 )I find it difficult to read written material unless it is very interesting or very easy.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
3 )Especially in groups, I find it hard to stay focused on what is being said in conversations.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
4 )I have a quick temper… a short fuse.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
5 )I am irritable, and get upset by minor annoyances.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
6 )I say things without thinking, and later regret having said them.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
7 )I make quick decisions without thinking enough about their possible bad results.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
8 )My relationships with people are made difficult by my tendency to talk first and think later.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
9 )My moods have highs and lows.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
10 )I have trouble planning in what order to do a series of tasks or activities.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
11 )I easily become upset.
Not at all
Just a little
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Very much
12 )I seem to be thin skinned and many things upset me.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
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Very much
13 )I almost always am on the go.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
14 )I am more comfortable when moving than when sitting still.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
15 )In conversations, I start to answer questions before the questions have been fully asked.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
16 )I usually work on more than one project at a time, and fail to finish many of them.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
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Very much
17 )There is a lot of “static” or “chatter” in my head.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
18 )Even when sitting quietly, I am usually moving my hands or feet.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
19 )In group activities it is hard for me to wait my turn.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
20 )My mind gets so cluttered that it is hard for it to function.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
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Very much
21 )My thoughts bounce around as if my mind is a pinball machine.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
22 )My brain feels as if it is a television set with all the channels going at once.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
23 )I am unable to stop daydreaming.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
24 )I am distressed by the disorganized way my brain works.
Not at all
Just a little
Somewhat
Moderately
Quite a lot
Very much
Scoring:
· 70+ (High probability of Adult ADHD)
· 50-69 (Moderate Adult ADHD)
· 35-49 (Mild Adult ADHD)
· 25-34 (Boderline Adult ADHD)
· 0-25 (Adult ADHD unlikely)
Scores over 70 indicate severe attention and concentration difficulties often associated with Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).People with similar scores have great difficulty concentrating on a single task, and cannot pay attention in meetings,
discussions, or stay ‘on task’.
Help is available through ADHD medications and various therapies for ADHD. Please print out your ADHD
test and score and share it with your doctor or therapist.
Remember, this is NOT a diagnosis. Only a doctor or qualified mental health professional can make a diagnosis
of ADHD and recommend treatments.
