A task can matter to you and still be difficult to start, organise, or finish. Perhaps you lose the thread during a conversation, move between unfinished jobs, or feel restless when you finally have time to sit down. This ADHD questionnaire helps you look at those experiences through specific everyday situations, rather than one broad label.

The test and basic information are free. Choose the adult version for your own experiences, or the child and teenager version to answer about someone aged 6–18. Give yourself enough time to read each statement and choose the answer that best reflects ordinary life.

Choose the version that fits your situation

The adult version contains 63 questions and is intended for people aged 18 and over. Its statements cover planning, completing tasks, distractions, activity, impulses, and additional experiences such as responding to interruptions. Allow roughly 12–18 minutes; this is an estimate, not a time limit.

The child and teenager version contains 34 questions for an adult answering about a young person aged 6–18. Allow roughly 7–10 minutes. Think about behaviour you have actually observed, rather than what you imagine might happen. Where possible, compare observations from home with information from school or other familiar settings.

These are separate sets of questions. Select the appropriate version before starting so that the wording and perspective match the person you have in mind.

Look at patterns, not a single difficult day

ADHD is commonly discussed in terms of attention, activity, and impulse control. Those experiences can look different across situations. Public health guidance describes persistent difficulties across settings as more informative than an isolated moment of distraction.¹

Getting started and staying with a task

Imagine opening a document, noticing an unanswered message, and then starting a different job before returning to the document. The useful question is not whether that has ever happened. Think about how often it happens, which tasks are affected, and whether you can return to what you intended to do.

Keeping track of steps and belongings

Consider preparing to leave home: finding your keys, remembering what to take, and checking the time. A written reminder may help in one setting while several competing demands make another setting harder. Answer about your usual experience, including the routines you already use.

Activity, waiting, and interruptions

Restlessness may be easy to notice when someone moves around; in other situations, it feels more like an urge to switch activities. When a statement asks about waiting or interrupting, picture an ordinary conversation, queue, lesson, or meeting. Choose the response that describes the frequency rather than how strongly you judge yourself for it.

How to get more useful answers

• Use a typical period as your reference. If a question gives a timeframe, follow it. Otherwise, think about recurring experiences rather than only today.
• Read the answer labels each time. Different questions may use different response scales; the position of an answer is not a shortcut.
• Separate observation from interpretation. “Needed several reminders to finish” is more useful than “does not care”.
• Notice the setting. A busy classroom, a quiet room, and a demanding week can produce different experiences. Keep those differences in mind without trying to force every answer into the same pattern.

There is no answer you are supposed to choose. An honest mixed set of responses is more useful than trying to produce the highest or lowest result.

How the Mind Indicator questionnaire works

The two versions use different questions and their own response rules. The questionnaire brings together experiences of attention, organisation, activity, and everyday habits. Reading each statement separately helps you describe what happens in your circumstances rather than fitting yourself into one label.

Your selected responses are processed according to the rules for the version you choose. Any numerical summary belongs to this questionnaire; it should not be read as a percentage likelihood. The value of completing the questions is also in the specific situations you notice along the way.

Published research on tools such as the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale provides background for attention-related questionnaires.² Combining or adapting questions creates a different questionnaire; evidence for a published scale does not automatically establish the same measurement properties for the full Mind Indicator set.

To make your own observations more concrete, note one recent example: what you planned to do, what happened, and what helped. That record can be useful for understanding routines or discussing recurring difficulties with someone who knows your circumstances.

Common questions before you begin

Can I complete the questionnaire on my phone?

Yes. Read each question and select one response before moving forward. Use the back button within the quiz if you need to revisit an answer. Set aside a reasonably quiet moment so that the questionnaire itself does not become another competing task.

Why is the adult version longer?

It explores a wider set of experiences from the adult’s own perspective. The versions are written from different perspectives, so choose the one that matches who you are answering about.

Who should answer the child and teenager version?

An adult familiar with the young person should answer from observation. If you do not know how they behave in a particular setting, avoid treating an assumption as a fact. Information from other familiar adults can help you think about the context.

What if I recognise only some of the experiences?

Answer each statement separately. People can find organisation difficult while having little difficulty waiting, or feel restless while managing some tasks well. You do not need to identify with every statement to complete the questionnaire.

What is available after I finish?

You can read the basic information without charge. If you would like to explore your responses further, an optional paid expanded report provides more detailed interpretation. You can decide whether that additional detail is useful after completing the questionnaire.

Choose your version above and begin with the first statement. The aim is to turn a vague concern about attention into clearer observations about everyday life.

Sources and editorial notes

This page was prepared by Mind Indicator from the questionnaire structure and the sources below. Editorial update: 10 October 2026. The sources provide background information; they are not endorsements of this questionnaire.

1. National Institute of Mental Health: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Background on attention, activity, impulses, and different settings.
2. Kessler et al. (2005): The World Health Organization Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Research on a specific published adult screening scale.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Diagnosing ADHD. Background on the importance of context and information from different settings.