Simply put
1. Struggling to maintain attention
2. Hyperactive and Impulsive
You may be predominantly in one of these categories or a combination of both.
You jump to conclusions.
You are impatient & struggle with having to wait.
You interrupt people frequently.
You are quick to react.
You jump into projects or tasks without considering all the steps involved, get frustrated or bored, then quit the project or task.
You make reckless decisions.
You start projects or tasks without regarding or listening to directions carefully
You struggle to ignore conversations or someone walking past your office.
You can’t focus on what’s most important: the task in front of you.
You have difficulty blocking out unnecessary thoughts in your mind.
When something more exciting comes along, you forget or leave what you’re doing.
You forget to allow for travel time in between your appointments.
You struggle to accurately estimate how long a task will take you.
You procrastinate or avoid things until the last minute.
You are always running late or always early.
You often think you have more time than you do & start something you don’t have time for.
You have a busy mind, a brain that never seems to shut off.
You have difficulty resting & relaxing (hello “active relaxers”).
You feel like you always need to be doing something & have trouble sitting still.
You fidget, playing with your hair, jewellery, tapping your pen or leg.
You have high highs & low lows.
You are considered moody or up & down.
You overreact or often get more upset than others in similar situations. (This could look like shutting down.)
You get frustrated very easily.
You can be explosive & quick to react.
You feel things more intensely & deeply than other people.
You have difficulty achieving long-term goals.
You have little to no tolerance for being bored.
You always prioritise the fun or easy things over the hard & important things.
You struggle to do things you don’t like or want to do.
You live in the present, not thinking about how what you do today will affect tomorrow or next week.
Everything feels important & you struggle to prioritise.
You have difficulty managing your schedule & completing the things on your to-do list.
You have trouble organising everything in your head.
You find managing & organising your money & finances difficult.
You forget the name of the person you just met.
You forget what you were saying mid-sentence.
You forget what you’ve just read when you go to turn the page.
You are out of sight, out of mind - forgetting friends, texts, projects you started, or tasks you said you’d work on.
You have difficulty with following through & doing what you said.
You have lots of unfinished projects or hobbies.
You struggle to do things just because you’re supposed to do them.
You have difficulty getting motivated.
You need a deadline to get things done.
If you lose interest, you lose focus & things don’t get done.
You give in to the temptation to do things that are more fun or interesting.
*Only a medical professional (psychologist or psychiatrist) can accurately diagnose you.
*This information is simply a guide to describe common adult ADHD symptoms.
Print this out, circle the symptoms that resonate and take it with you to make the most of your appointment.