Adult ADHD test
A free screening. 20 questions, three to five minutes.
How it works:
20 questions
About attention, restlessness, organisation, emotions and impact on daily life.
From never to always
All of them on a five-point scale.
Your result
At the end you see which range you fall into, and a short read. Leave your email and you get the result area by area.
About this test
The questions were written by Mariana Lucas Aguiar, neuropsychologist, and follow the areas an adult ADHD assessment also covers. A screening diagnoses nothing: it is there to help you decide whether it is worth booking an appointment. It works for any adult. We paid special attention to how ADHD shows up in women, because that is where it is most often missed.
ADHD in women: why it is more often missed
In girls, ADHD rarely looks like the boy who can't sit still in class. There is less hyperactivity and more distraction, restlessness on the inside and effort to compensate: the lists, the alarms, the late nights catching up on what slipped. From the outside it looks like someone who copes.
That is why many reach their 30s or 40s with a diagnosis of anxiety or depression, and only later does anyone ask about attention. The difference often shows most in the days before a period, and the article on ADHD and the menstrual cycle explains why.
Hello! I'm Mariana, a neuropsychologist.
I have supported many people who spent years feeling that something didn't make sense but without knowing why.
This simple test was created to help you start reflecting on your profile in a safe and structured way. It does not replace a clinical evaluation, but it can be a first step to better understand who you are.
When we understand how we function, we stop thinking that the problem is "us". And we start building a life with more compassion, more authenticity, and choices that respect who we really are. And that makes all the difference!
Questions people ask
- Is this test reliable?
- It is a screening: it is there to help you work out whether it is worth going further. The questions were written by a neuropsychologist and follow the areas an adult ADHD assessment also covers. But this is not a normed instrument with a cut-off score, and the result has no diagnostic value.
- How long does it take?
- Three to five minutes. There are 20 questions, all on a scale from "never" to "always". The question about the menstrual cycle also has "Does not apply", and that answer does not count towards the result. Answer with whatever comes to mind first, which is usually the most honest answer.
- Is this test for women?
- It works for any adult, man or woman. Some questions were written for the way ADHD shows up in women: less as hyperactivity and more as distraction, restlessness on the inside and the effort of looking organised. The test asks about all of that, and about the menstrual cycle, which in many women shifts symptoms from week to week.
- Is this the same as an ADD test?
- Yes. ADD is the older name. Since 1994 the diagnostic manuals have called it ADHD, and what people used to call ADD is now the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD. This test asks about attention as well as restlessness, so it covers both.
- Can I have ADHD and autism at the same time?
- Yes, and it is common. The two often appear together in adults, and one can hide the other: the need for routine that comes with autism clashes with the distraction that comes with ADHD. If you recognise yourself in both, ask for an assessment that looks at both. Take the adult autism test too.
- What do I do with the result?
- If it tells you something, spend two weeks writing down concrete examples: the meeting where you lost the thread, the bill that went unpaid, the day you were late again. That is what a psychologist or psychiatrist will ask for in an assessment. You can also save the detailed result by email and take it with you.
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