Free Online ADHD Quiz
A few minutes now for a clearer sense of what is going on.
Eighteen questions, drawn from the ASRS-v1.1 screening checklist used in adult ADHD services. You will get your result immediately — no sign-up, no email address, nothing stored.
About 3 Minutes
18 short questions, one at a time.
Private
Answers never leave your browser.
Free & Instant
Your score appears the moment you finish.
Clear Next Steps
We explain what the result does and does not mean.
What this quiz can do
- Put language to experiences you may have carried for years
- Show you which traits are recognised ADHD symptoms
- Give you a score you can weigh up, rather than a vague feeling
- Help you decide whether a full assessment is worth booking
- Give you something concrete to bring to a GP or clinician
What it cannot do
A quiz cannot diagnose ADHD, and a high score does not mean you have it. Anxiety, depression, trauma, sleep problems, thyroid conditions and simple exhaustion can all produce very similar answers — telling them apart is exactly what a proper assessment is for.
Equally, a low score does not close the question. People who have spent a lifetime masking, or whose difficulties surface mainly at work or in study, can screen below the cut-off and still be autistic or have ADHD.
Take the ADHD quiz
Answer honestly, based on how things have been for you over the past six months.
18 questions, about three minutes
Answer based on how you have felt and behaved over the past six months. Go with your first instinct — there are no right answers, and you can go back at any point.
Your answers stay in your browser. Nothing is sent to us and nothing is stored.
What happens after the quiz
1. Get your score
Your qualifying answers and intensity score, explained in plain English.
2. Talk it through
Book a free consultation if you would like help making sense of it.
3. Full assessment
If it is the right step, a qualified clinician carries out a complete ADHD assessment.
4. Support that follows
Coaching, workplace and education support are available whatever the outcome.
ADHD quiz questions, answered
Adults who recognise something of themselves in descriptions of ADHD and want a structured way to check whether it is worth exploring. It asks about the past six months of adult life, so it is not designed for children — if you are a parent wondering about your child, our child ADHD assessment page is the better starting point.
It uses the ASRS-v1.1, the screening checklist developed with the World Health Organization and used widely in adult ADHD services. Six of the eighteen questions form the screener itself: four or more qualifying answers there indicates symptoms highly consistent with adult ADHD and means a full assessment is worth considering. It is a good filter, not a verdict — it will flag some people who turn out not to have ADHD, and miss some who do.
Each question has a threshold — for some, answering "Sometimes" already counts; for others it takes "Often". Answers at or above that threshold are counted as qualifying answers. Separately, every answer scores from 0 for "Never" to 4 for "Very Often", giving an intensity score that reflects how strongly you experience these traits rather than simply whether you do.
Inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity are the two recognised clusters, but adults often notice the knock-on effects more: difficulty starting or finishing tasks, losing track of time, forgetfulness, disorganisation, restlessness, interrupting, emotional intensity and rapid mood shifts, difficulty switching off, and patterns of leaving jobs, courses or projects unfinished.
No. NICE guidance (NG87) is clear that a diagnosis of ADHD can only be made by a specialist psychiatrist, paediatrician or other appropriately qualified healthcare professional with training and expertise in diagnosing ADHD, following a full clinical and psychosocial assessment. A quiz can tell you whether that assessment is worth booking — nothing more.
Through a full diagnostic assessment with a qualified clinician: a detailed history of your life from childhood onwards, a structured diagnostic interview such as the DIVA-5, information from someone who knows you well where that is possible, and consideration of other explanations and co-occurring conditions. Symptoms are then mapped against the DSM-5 criteria.
Nothing automatically — the result is yours and stays in your browser. If you would like to talk it through, you can book a free, no-obligation consultation with our team, and we will help you decide whether a full ADHD assessment makes sense for you.
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