Could It Be ADHD?

Maybe you’ve been wondering about ADHD for a while.

Maybe you keep recognizing yourself in things you read or hear about it. Or maybe there are things you’ve struggled with for years, procrastinating even when something matters, losing track of time, forgetting things, getting overwhelmed, struggling to start tasks, and you’re starting to wonder if there could be a reason for it.

That’s what this self check-in is for.

It’s a chance to slow down for a few minutes and think about patterns in your everyday life that can also show up in people with ADHD.

This is not an ADHD diagnosis. A self-check can’t tell you whether you have ADHD, and other conditions or circumstances can sometimes cause similar difficulties. Only a qualified healthcare professional can properly evaluate you.

Why I Made This

I’m not a doctor, therapist, or psychologist.

I’m someone who spent years trying to understand why certain parts of everyday life seemed so much harder for me than they appeared to be for other people.

Learning about ADHD made me start looking at experiences I’d never thought were connected.

That’s a big part of why I created ADHDefined.

This self check-in isn’t here to tell you, “Yep, you have ADHD.”

It’s here to help you ask:

“Do I recognize these patterns in my own life?”

And if you recognize a lot of them, maybe you’ll have a clearer idea of what you’ve been experiencing—and what you might want to discuss with a healthcare professional.

Before You Start

Try not to answer based only on today or this week.

Think about what you’re typically like over time.

Don’t worry about choosing the “right” answer, either. There isn’t one. Just answer as accurately as you can based on your actual experience.

When you’re finished, your results may help you notice patterns you hadn’t connected before.

They won’t diagnose ADHD.

But sometimes recognizing the pattern is what gets you to start asking better questions.

Ready?