FYI - ADHD Self test | ADHD Information

hmm.. 12 of the list eh? What does it mean when you have 20? (I can't prove #21, I was adopted. But from what I hear my mother couldn't stick to one man & my dad couldn't hold down a job LOL - sounds like ADD to me)Sheesh, all 21 here. Definately something to that.

i got them all!  is there a prize? a gold star?

in fact, this is one of the inventories that convinced me ADD was my problem. i was stunned when i read this and had so many strong yes answers.

so far, in all my searching ADD is the only thing that fits so completely. i also noticed that noone i knew demonstrated so many of these behaviours so regularly.

Self test for adults

For adults, the most common symptom is a sense of underachieving. According to Dr. Hallowell, "No matter how well you are doing, you always have a sense of missing a lot in work, school, jobs relationships. That is what most often finally brings adults in for diagnosis and treatment."

The Hallowell Center provides the following possible indicators to consider in an individual when ADD is suspected. If you have exhibited at least twelve of the following behaviors since childhood and if these symptoms are not associated with any other medical or psychiatric condition, consider an evaluation by a team of ADD/ADHD professionals.

A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one's goals (regardless of how much one has actually accomplished).Difficulty getting organized.Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow through.A tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.A frequent search for high stimulation.An intolerance of boredom.Easy distractibility; trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or conversation, often coupled with an inability to focus at times.Often creative, intuitive, highly intelligent.Trouble in going through established channels and following "proper" procedure.Impatient; low tolerance of frustration.Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as an impulsive spending of money.Changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans and the like; hot-tempered.A tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; a tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about, alternating with attention to or disregard for actual dangers.A sense of insecurity.Mood swings, mood instability, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.Physical or cognitive restlessness.A tendency toward addictive behavior.Chronic problems with self-esteem.Inaccurate self-observation.Family history of AD/HD or manic depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_attention-deficit_disor der