Welcome to the Screening Quiz for Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

This 24-question self-test has been developed as a screening test for adult ADD/ADHD. Please read our disclaimer on psychological testing and our psychological testing privacy guarantee.

Completing this Psychological Screening Test

This is a screening examination for adult ADD. It is not a diagnostic test. Scores over 70 are associated with a high probability of ADD. The diagnosis of ADD can only be made on the basis of a detailed history and mental status examination. High scores on this examination may result from anxiety, depression or mania. These conditions must be ruled out before a diagnosis of Adult ADD can be made.

To take the questionnaire, please click the radio button next to the selection which best reflects how each statement applies to you. The items below refer to how you have felt and behaved during most of your adult life. If you have usually been one way and recently have changed, your response should reflect how you have usually been.

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Please note: This test will only be scored correctly if you answer each one of the questions.

Please check the one response to each item that best describes how you have felt and behaved over your whole life.

1. Do you have a sense of underachievement, of not meeting your goals, regardless of how much you have actually accomplished?

  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • Very much

11. I easily become upset.

  • Not at all
  • Just a little
  • Somewhat
  • Moderately
  • Quite a lot
  • Very much

12. I seem to be thin skinned and many things upset me.

  • Not at all
  • Just a little
  • Somewhat
  • Moderately
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Moderately
  • Quite a lot
  • 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
  • Quite a lot
  • 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

About Scoring this Psychological Questionnaire

When your quiz is scored, one of 2 different information pages will appear to describe the results for scores in your range, along with further details of how your score was computed.

Additional Information

This is a screening examination for adult ADD. It is not a diagnostic test. Scores over 70 are associated with a high probability of ADD. The diagnosis of ADD can only be made on the basis of a detailed history and mental status examination. High scores on this examination may result from anxiety, depression or mania. These conditions must be ruled out before a diagnosis of Adult ADD can be made.

Further information is provided on the results page for this screening test.

This adult ADHD screening test was developed by and is Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Larry Jasper & Ivan Goldberg.

This page was last reviewed by Dr Greg Mulhauser, Thursday, 6 May 2010.

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