ADHD Self-Screening Tool

1. Do you often fail to give close attention to details, or do you make careless mistakes in your work or during other activities?

2. Do you often have difficulty sustaining your attention in tasks or play activities?

3. Does your mind often seem elsewhere even when someone is speaking directly to you?

4. Do you often not follow through on instructions and fail to finish chores, or duties in the workplace?

5. Do you often find it difficult to organize tasks and activities?

6. Do you often avoid, dislike, or are reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort?

7. Do you often lose things that are necessary for tasks or activities (keys, wallet, phone, glasses)?

8. Are you often easily distracted by extraneous stimuli (or unrelated thoughts)?

9. Are you often forgetful in daily activities (appointments, bills, errands)?

10. Do you often fidget with or tap hands or feet, or do you often squirm in your seat?

11. Do you often leave your seat in situations where it is expected that you remain seated?

12. Do you often feel restless? (In adults this may be limited to feeling "agitated inside").

13. Do you often find it difficult to engage in leisure activities quietly?

14. Are you often "on the go" or do you often act as if "driven by a motor"?

15. Do you often talk excessively?

16. Do you often blurt out an answer before questions have been completed?

17. Do you often find it difficult to await your turn?

18. Do you often interrupt or intrude on others?