THE ADHD Test. It Could Change EVERYTHING!
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- The updated ADHD Test so many of you have requested includes commentary and tips on answering the questions when looking at ADHD symptoms.
I've had many questions asking what the symptoms of ADHD are and where to start etc. So I've produced this video using the ASRS-5 ADHD adult screener adhd test. It's by far, statistically, the most accurate self-screener we have for adult ADHD with a sensitivity (true positive rate) of 91.4%, and a Specificity (true negative rate) of 96%.
If you think you have ADHD symptoms, you can also take the online version found here together with references:
www.welcometothewormhole.com/...
This ADHD test is not a diagnosis and should be followed up with an assessment from a qualified professional. The ASRS-5 is the updated version of the ASRS v1.1 Adult ADHD test screener and covers genuine ADHD symptoms.
0:00 - Intro + info
0:47 - Tips
1:23 - Question 1 - How often do you have difficulty concentrating on what people are saying to you even when they are speaking to you directly?
2:01 - Question 2 - How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
2:53 - Question 3 - How often do you have difficulty unwinding and relaxing when you have time to yourself?
3:29 - Question 4 - When you're in a conversation, how often do you find yourself finishing the sentences of the people you are talking to before they can finish them themselves?
4:20 - Question 5 - How often do you put things off until the last minute?
4:55 - Question 6 - How often do you depend on others to keep your life in order and attend to details?
5:57 - Scoring
Enjoy folks!
#ADHD #adhdsymptoms #welcometothewormhole
Me focusing on why one of his glasses is a square and one is a circle and completely missing question 5.
Ikr
I fast forwarded to the questions because i was impatient with the filler stuff.
Oh my gosh, I thought I was the only one! Also, the shiny soul patch! 😂
Thanks now I see it too
@@rm25088 i watched the whole thing at 1.5 speed and just paused to write
Is this ADHD behaviour? - pressing play on a video you are interested in and then immediately looking at the comments without listening properly listening to the video.
I always act like I can do the two things at once, but I can’t. I’m only properly taking in what the comments I’m reading are saying
WAIT I JUST DID THAT! THATS HOW I FOUND YOUR COMMENT
Home is the peanut gallery
Crap.....
you used listening twice
That is exactly what I am doing.
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I wish they were readily available in my place.
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Another good sign you have ADHD is if you laughed after each question.
Because it’s totally relatable.
I laughed because only two of them applyed to me, and 6 questions to know if you have ADHD ? What a joke
Bang on was that, laughed and totally relatable. 21 for me on the chart, turned 40 this year and working myself out. Had a crazy life so far, many thanks for the content.
I laughed at the last few. :D
I laughed at the one about finishing sentences. Thought that's a normal thing to do and also suppressing it ... oh well ...
Or when you start to finsh the question about finishing sentences
After I noticed that one side of his glasses were SQUARE and the other side is ROUND I forgot why I was watching this and kept having to rewatch it.
Holy cow I didn’t notice that at all. How did I not notice that at all???
Oh dear God!
@@AuntieAlexandra I didn't notice either until I read the comments!
Crap
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I always find these kind of questions difficult because I'm not sure how much I'm leaning towards a bias.
This. I'm scheduled to see a professional about the possibility of ADHD, but I'm scared to bring any resources, test, scores, etc. I fear my bias leading to a misdiagnosis just as much as I fear not being able to express all of my concerns and provide "proof"... if that makes any sense. Feels like I'm fighting with the idea of being right just as much as being wrong, which makes me feel that regardless of the outcome, I'm not going to agree with or like the answers I get.
@@RutLijyep I’m the other side of a mild ADHD diagnosis and all I keep thinking is that if this was severe enough I wouldn’t be second guessing myself as to having it.
I almost think it’s the equivalent of of Asperger’s to autism in that it is the same condition or at least something reallly similar just not quite so severe perhaps exacerbated by the fact it’s the inattentive dominant presentation.
Even now as I fidget I question whether I am fidgeting because I know it’s a symptom and I have half convinced myself I have it or want to prove I have it or because I actually have it.
Also not having the super rapid thinking brain and “always on the go as if driven by a motor” traits of the hyperactivity makes me constantly doubt it.
Honestly each day is different and there’s times I have a lot of doubt of the diagnosis and think it’s all in my head and times I think I have masked elements of this away or that I am not aware of the severity of my symptoms until someone points them out or I read or listen to something new on it
this! i had a test for adhd and there was one where i needed to focus on the middle until xy pops up...i knew what they tried to do but i also wanted to do "good"...so what i did is focus around the center and circle it, so i am somewhat distracted but don´t lose focus, i had a great score,....but my add result was "maybe"
Same. According to my score I don't have ADHD though. But I definitely have some sort of sensory processing disorder going on
I zoned out when you were reading the first question and I had to rewind and listen again.. oh the irony.
I find this most fascinating in that I'm interested in what they're saying and i still zone out. So weird
I clicked on this video immensely interested in the topic. But 20 seconds in, I opened a game and started playing whilst following along, giggling at every explanation because of how well it suited my situation. Following every giggle with an "I'm so cooked."
The expanded explanation after each question was very helpful.
I’ve always taken those questions at face value without taking into consideration the different ways they present.
Question 2, With respect to staying seated…. I would typically answer that I don’t have a problem staying seated… but I also avoid those situations at all costs.
Question 3, I find it very easy to relax and have time to myself… it I didn’t consider that I was paralyzed on the couch either with task avoidance or a mind that won’t turn off.
Question 5, I don’t interrupt (usually), but I do fixate on creating my own Narrative of the conversation in my head.
*** did anyone notice that questions 4&5 are out of order at the end
Yes! 4 and 5 around the wrong way.
I am like you, it wasn't a matter of remaining seated, I avoided going altogether. When we had meetings at work, I ALWAYS put my hand up to man the phones so I didn't have to go.
My problems with the test is that half of these questions were social in nature. What about people that don't go out? Work from home? Have just a few friends and mostly use text chat? Stay away from social interactions and conversations? Never go in vacations with or where there are other people.
I can imagine what I would do, but I only do these things by accidental circumstance 2 times/year so the answer is prone to errors because how I may be feeling at that exact moment and what the other person's attitude is like
Yes. I stick to myself. I know I don’t “fit in”. I was DX at age 45 last year and struggling to find the right med and dose. I am certain I am autistic too. Was stay at home mom 24 of 27 years too.
Would you love to go on vacation, but just never get yourself to organize anything, and kinda wish you had a friend who would invite you along in a moment suitable for you? As they said and what I have noticed, the point behind the questions remains the same, even if the effect gets blocked by coping mechanisms or life circumstances, and even if the idea holds true only inside the head or on the hypothetical level of if that scenario were ever to happen.
Yeah this test is not very good in terms of variance, his guidance through it on the other hand is pretty great.
I don't work with people and meetings idk what the second question is about at all. And not being able to concentrate on what people are saying - what does this suppose to mean? I can communicate with people, I can understand what they are saying but after an evening with friends i need 2 more days of rest cause I'm exhausted.
@@4reg1 What you say sounds a bit like you may be an introvert, rather than ADHD.
Edit: I gotta add, these are not mutually exclusive. You can very well be both, either, or neither.
I scored 18, but as you said in the beginning, only if I include the urge to do these things in my answer. In fact, I don't really show any of these behaviours on a regular basis, but they do happen a lot in my head. I learned to suppress them...
Exactly the same here. I am exceptional at masking and if I didnt know that you had to answer these removing that mask, but score would be much different
Same here, 18 with removable masking. The get up and walk away or around in a meeting is such a big one. I'm thinking constantly that I'd love to do just that, but I wouldn't ever do it. I'm lucky that I have work I really enjoy. Obviously, not going to lose a job over my itchy feet and distracted brain if I can help it.
Straight up, I never conceptualized that actually IS masking.
Every day, learning something new.
I find these questions a bit ambiguous. Wouldnt everyone feel the urge to leave a boring meeting or interrupt someone who speaks so slowly you can anticipate lots of what they want to say?
24 for me and it's awful. I doubt I could live independently but I look just like every other neurotypical woman because I've masked for so long. It's exhausting.
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19. Recently got diagnosed, too, and have been on methylphenidate hydrochloride for about 5 weeks. Life-changing!
Hello. I just scored 19 myself, and I haven't gotten an official test/diagnosis yet, but it's in the works. My psychiatrist thinks I may have it and is treating me with the same meds you're on, just in case. I've been researching ADHD and everything is pointing towards me having it. I'm only on my second week of meds and I'm on 10 mg, so I'm not sure what dose I'll have to get to before I notice changes. I've noticed changes in my appetite and some difficulty sleeping, but haven't noticed any other changes yet in regards to my behavior or how I feel.
I scored 0 on 2 and 4, 4 for #5 and 3 for all the others, putting me at 13. This doesn’t seem well suited to picking up Primarily Inattentive ADHD, which is what I have been diagnosed with.
Yeah, it's mostly social and physical, but what can one do. Perhaps if the test focused on feelings and tendencies, it would be more open to interpretation and not as precise.
Yeah i feel the same way. I got 12 and i have ADD.
I'm also PI, but scored 18. The only one I didn't score 3 or 4 on was staying in my seat, which was a 1.
The main difference for me is that everything is internalised and bottled up. That's why no-one noticed until my late 20's, even though the signs were all there from childhood.
I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually diagnosed with ADHD. Not until my husband recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
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How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I found myself mesmerized by your commentary on each question, emphatically agreeing to every description: “yes! yes, that’s totally me” even contradicting ones.
After I read question 4 and stopped to reflect on it, I thought to myself that I avoid doing this because it can appear rude, but I definitely have the urge to do it anyway. My mind got a little blown when I continued listening and you explained a very similar reason 🤯
If I've had to spontaneously answer these questions, before knowing anything about ADHD, I'd probably scored below 14.
For example 2, I never leave my seat, when I'm expected to remain seated, but I actually stopped going to the dentist as a teenager partly because I hated having to wait and just sit around in the waiting room for so long.
Or when I had to go to the hospital to get stitches removed, the bad part was having to sit in the waiting room for so long, not that it felt like getting stabbed with a compass needle.
I think I even answered that question with no, when I went to the doctor for my assessment.
These questions just leave too much room for interpretation and circumstances.
Without masking, coping strategies and "self medication", I'd probably be somewhere between 18 and 21.
Exactly! But a good adhd specialist when doing the assessment will help people expand on the questions....its the getting there through the screeners used by GPS that can be tricky for those flying under the radar.
I don’t “step” away from meeting but I mainly work from home. What I do is mentally check out often or go on my phone during the meeting or do something else which in essence is kind of the same thing
Yeah, at work I can sit for a long time through many hour meetings (luckly my work is basically an endless special interest), and can pay attention to every word the whole time, and I'm extremely proactive about completing msot tasks since I find everything so interesting. But then I think about everything outside of work, and its pretty obvious that the real answer to those questions is way higher, 2 for sitting, 3 for paying attenion to people talking to me directly, and 4 for procrastinating. Probably 19 overall.
Man !!! Your commentary is *priceless*!!!
First this about responding with coping and masking off...I was sure that is the opposite necessary...
Also for specific question is more gold... I always assumed class or business meeting... I would never thought that avoiding going to church or avoiding non mandatory classes counts.
Also in last I never could think that avoiding this details count... I think abandoning them soon also counts?
I am almost sure from other angles and descriptions but such tests always give me impostor syndrome but with your help this gone.
Now everything adds up.
18 with giving 3 when coping or avoiding is so strong that it is hard to discount...
This is the test my GP gave me for referral a few weeks ago (I'm now on the waiting list for my diagnosis!!) so glad to see that they have the good resources.
One thing having had a few weeks to ponder the questions more. I thought I never interrupted people and answered as such in the questionnaire. But then I hung out with my best friend and realised that I did interrupt her several times / had that urge to a few more times. My bestie is someone I do virtually no masking around so it's interesting finding out just how subconscious the masking can be.
I'm from a family of adhd'ers so our conversations when everyone is around is very erratic and we are always interrupting each other and changing topic. It must seem a bit strange from a neurotypical's perspective. (also forgot to take that into account with the questionnaire)
😂 me and my wife/adhd friends are always breaking down into laughter when we have “conversations”...its easy for us and we all understand each other but to outsiders, they just look bewildered by all the jumping, skipping and random full circle conversations 😂😂😂
Your glasses are awesome! My wife and daughter have been diagnosed with ADHD, so I thought I'd take the self-screener. I have always been a bit absent-minded and a procrastinator, but I am surely under the number recommended for further investigation, at 10.
His glasses were distracting.... square and circle.... (posted while he was talking about difficulty when people speaking....)
😂😂😂 I was laughing when I filmed this question as I knew this was gonna come up 😂
The glasses always make me twitchy. I hate asymmetry. One-shoulder strap dresses are hideous. When I built things out of LEGOs as a child, the colors on either side had to be balanced. It's either ASD or I'm possessed by Thanos.
i noticed the piercings not the glasses lol
Thanks a lot I didn’t notice them but now I’m constantly staring at them, their scary 😂
After watching this video I went to the doctors and was given their ADHD assessment questionnaire. It has around 20 questions and in all but two I had to answer “very often”. Actually I should’ve answered every question “very often” but I didn’t want them to think I’d just rushed down the form answering the same thing to every question! As it is I could very easily give numerous examples of how each has affected my life, which is quite upsetting when I think about how different my life might’ve been had this been recognised years ago.
Anyway, thank you for spurring me on to take some action. Hopefully my life will improve when I finally get some kind of treatment.
Thank you for elaborating on these questions because i have seen these symptoms many times but never fully understood what they were asking or meaning
I was officially diagnosed with ADHD last year at age 74, female. I only scored 16 because I don’t have ANY hyperactivity, which is why I blamed my sons ADHD on my husband 🙄. Turns out it was me, though likely both of us but his father passed away before adult testing was a thing.
I did a different online test a few years ago and got 9 out of 10. When I was finally game to speak to my GP about, after the dietician suggested it, I told her I had everything except the anxiety, and she immediately countered with ‘but you get overwhelmed by things - that’s anxiety’. So with a 10/10 score for a you tube test, she sent me for an official diagnosis and some therapy. Which helped a lot since I have high blood pressure so the medications are out - but just knowing I wasn’t mad, bad or stupid, and that the odd things I’ve been doing all my life have just been coping/masking skills have helped enormously. Now I know when I’m getting overwhelmed to just pull back and do less things at a time. And I use the timer on my watch for 5/10/30 minutes or however long a task should take to help keep me focussed instead of clock watching or thinking up excuses (I know them all) about why I should stop because I’m tired/sore/back aches/knees hurt/should be doing something else or the next shiny idea has taken over.
And right now, I should be ringing the bank about my friend’s probate instead of procrastinating with you tubes! Sigh.
I got 16. I'm 55 and feel "too old" for a diagnosis at this point in my life. Maybe do a video on the benefits of getting a diagnosis late in life, pros/cons of medications, how a diagnosis can help?
I am 59 and am thinking the same thing.
I started taking meds at the age of 32, it made a tremendous difference in my work life and job satisfaction. It's always helpful to understand yourself, your strengths, and your weaknesses.
Your in your 50s. You've likely get another 30 to 40 years to go. Why not make the most of them? My patients in their 60s act like their life is over. My patients in their 90s laugh at them.
You've got a LOT of living left to do. Make the most of it.
I am 56 and scored 16. I am on a very very low dose of Ritilan. I was diagnosed years ago with ADHD and was curious about this test. I’m currently not on enough medication but when I was working and in college it made a HUGE difference and helped me in so many positive ways. I could read a page and not start at the bottom or middle or jump around and understand what I just read!! 😊
I just turned 50 and am currently seeking out a diagnosis. I've got at least 15 more years of employment ahead. You're damn right it's worth doing.
52 years on the planet and scored 22, took into account I mask a lot (learned to act as a child, short primary plays nothing extensive) been playing a part for 46 years, I’ve had 18 jobs in 25 years since failing at Grammar School a harsh environment. I excelled at art and loved anything to do with history or science but my short term memory is awful, I forget peoples names in seconds. Best job I ever had was as a touring guitar tech. New people, new experiences and an adventure everyday, and dynamite in a crisis, I died inside the day I started “normal” jobs been in misery ever since.
I'm adding my comment for those who struggle through life, but have been conditioned to be "normal". I scored 11. For most of my life I have felt academically weak, only being able to focus on things my brain can latch on to. Only at 38 did someone close to me suggest that I might have ADHD and should try ritalin - it was like I unlocked a superpower! For the first time my mind was quiet, peaceful, and I was able to learn new skills that I previously found impossible to focus on. I wasn't sure whether everyone had this experience on ritalin or any other stimulant until I was at a festival and took MDMA for the first time (yes, yes, I know....). While the rest of my friends were rushing their faces off, I felt calm and experienced a mental clarity like never before. In a nutshell, I am now diagnosed, on medication, and able to study things that I find hard for the first time in my life. Life changing!
This video is very helpful and the test confirms my diagnosis. Thank you very much!
Thank you for an insightful and informative video! I very much liked your commentary, it really helped put these into context.
You're very welcome!
Absolutely agree! The comments helped so much understanding what they actually try to measure. I had read these questions before and always though "no, but ..." because I felt they focus on the wrong thing and completely ignore coping strategies which are surely overwhelmingly present in late diagnosed adults. Because how else would we not have been diagnosed sooner if it weren't for our ability to suppress these urges to fulfil social norms? Honestly, I think these questions are extremely poorly worded and how this managed to get passed as a reference for a diagnosis is completely beyond me.
So thank you for putting things into perspective!
@@emulgatorx Super thoughts! Another thought around "urges to fulfill social norms", if we had authoritiarian parents we were much more "motivated" to put coping mechanisms in place to not incur their wrath.
Yeah, I definitely have some concerns about these questions.
For example having difficulty concentrating during conversations: I think I became very adept at politely moving conversations into a setting where I can fidget, or focus on something else while listening to the other person. I also repeat what the other person says, imagining what they talk about, these help greatly. Not sure if these would be considered coping mechanisms of someone with ADHD, or listening skills of someone who is just not interested in other people.
Also, difficulty relaxing? What do we mean by relaxing exactly? For some people unwinding and relaxing just means "not thinking about work stuff", and I can do that very easily for sure! Especially at work :D But as for taking a sunbath or a leisurely walk, that's just uncomfortably boring, and makes me think of all the stuff I could and should do. Passive relaxation I can't really do, although I can go through with it if there's social pressure, it's expected, or I can reach for some engagement at least.
Another problem that's related to both the sitting question and the relaxing question: daydreaming. Daydreaming is often associated with ADHD, and it can make it look like you're relaxing, or that you can sit through any length of lecture. How do you properly account for that in this test?
So for all of these questions I could give anywhere between a 0 and a 4.
I just recently did a screening test with my doctor and marked most of these questions as "rarely", but with your explanation, I see that I've been masking and didn't answer the questions appropriately. A lot of the examples you gave had me saying "omg, that's me!" but I didn't think of those types of examples for those particular questions (example: I dont have anyone to rely on to help me stay on track so I said never, but everything goes off the rails for me on a regular basis and I miss deadlines and bills, etc, so clearly that would be an 'often'. I scored 17, and that honestly makes more sense to me because I know in my heart that I have ADHD. I'm going to give my results to my doctor again. Thank you for your video and for taking the time to fully explain each!
You're so welcome! Difficult as it can be - try making some bullet point notes with each question as to how the apply, what you've put in place to cope, and how this affects you day to day. It's really useful to have when you get the on the spot type questions from people ❤️
@@welcometothewormhole I love that idea! Thank you ❤️
Thanks for the examples about masking. Like avoiding situations to stay seated , such as working from home, and just suppressing the desire to get up and leave. I used to interrupt people all the time, and do it far less now, so initially I thought maybe I was less adhd and was going to put rarely? But then you said that people with adhd just suppress this, and I realized I do this in almost every conversation I have. My score was 21, so I should probably get assessed.
I’m feeling understood, finally. Thank you so much.
I scored 12, but this is a couple weeks after starting to take medicine for ADD. I feel as if I can now accomplish complex tasks in a day.
I scored 22 and I was evaluated last month. I go in this week for the results.The 3 hour test they gave me, put me in tears twice! LOL I didn't realize how bad I really was until I took that test. I couldn't even remember 4 numbers, but I knew it was always difficult to remember a phone number. I just never noticed it was a real problem. I was evaluated at 5 yrs old, but the psychiatrist said I was normal, but he also said I was right handed and I'm extremely left handed ;) LOL Edited to add that I am 45 yrs old!
Scored 22 as well. It seems people with lower scores are significantly affected, which does not bode well. Yet I'm not eager to get on meds for this.
Any updates? :)
@@twitchster77 diagnosed with ADHD combined Presentation!
Wow. My psychiatrist just asked me a handful of questions. Maybe in part because my 17 & 22 year old also have it. She referred me to a book to work on and I was shocked when I took the quizzes to see what areas I need help most in. Took me. Year to even open the book. In part bc I lost it! Areas I didn’t think were an issue were. Now to get around to reading the skills I need to practice. Slow going.
@@Zoeebellacongrats🎉
I’ve watched 3 of your videos now and just noticed the unique style of your glasses. And yes, I have a high level of ADHD.
I'm 40 and while I've yet to receive an official diagnosis I'm well on my way. Your commentary is so useful in terms of thinking about masking and compensating. For example I would probably not have answered that I get up during meetings, classes, etc. but that's because I'm super conscientious about not being rude. But then again I'm always exhausted after meetings/classes. Wonder why...?
I'm 'lucky' in that I homeschooled basically my whole childhood, was bright enough to brute force it through college, and ended up in a field, software engineering, where I have a lot of freedom for self management.
Edit: scored a 22 by the by.
Hi! Late to the party, I'm 46 and scored a 22. The only one I didn't answer with "very often" is the remaining seated one. I still have to get a propper diagnosis, but my son 9 was diagnosed recently and all the reading I did after that on ADHD was like a recap of my life. I did go through every single ADHD cliché...
what's the point of diagnosis if you are aware of your autism?
@@democratictotalitariansoci1462who said anything about autism? Having a diagnosis for ADHD can be helpful because you get access to accommodations and you can also be prescribed medication that will help.
I'm not sure if there is any medication autistic people tend to take, but I imagine that many do want a formal diagnosis for similar reasons - to feel validated and to be able to access accommodations and support.
Scored very high on this test, but QS. 4 & 5 I had to learn to control my urges with this as a lot of people got pissed off with me over it and I got super embarrassed. QS.6 I had enough of this, library books, bills, people, meetings, jobs. I just had to create reminders and I am so paranoid of the outcome that its now apart of my life that I use a lot of energy to control. It was really bad when I was younger. I am 41 now. I live in Ireland and there's a crazy waiting list to see to get diagnosed for what ever is wrong with me. But I have started the process.
I really hate the zoning out when my boss is talking to me or my partner, or when I am working on a new project in work and my mind is just going off into a million other places.
Dopamine hit incoming! I've been filling out a referral form to go with the ASRS5. The referral form has been quite a challenge... at a certain point I realised I was butchering my answers and was going to print off another to have another go... stopped myself though as I realised that was one of my masking techniques! Great vid!
Thanks man! That's saved me from consuming the cheap block of supposed cheddar this evening when my meds wear off 😂 (you think I'm joking!)
Really chuffed these little vids are helping folks....I'm off to deal with the heap of imposter syndrome I've laid at my feet now 😂
Keep me posted!
@@welcometothewormhole you're keeping it short and sweet, which is a must when taking about ADHD! Keep it up dude you've become an Insta watch on my list...
Now... Where's the cheese...
Finally a test I get a full score on!
21 maaaaan I couldn't wait for you to finish articulating the points for each answer xD you got me there. But i appreciated the recap overview of all questions so much!!! I thought "this person really knows what they're doing and who they're dealing with xD. I felt so very much seen by this simple fact. Thanks!
Thanks duderino! I'm so aware of our attention span so each vid I'm trying to learn more editing techniques to help keep things engaging but still making sure the facts and points get covered. Cheers Alex - that's made my day ❤️
@@welcometothewormhole doing great so far! 😆
Oh yeah btw, official diagnosis came rrright after, like two weeks or so. The test at the doc's was close to identical, I laughed sitting in the office.
I got the same score, and I had done the same thing -- I was just skipping the bar across to get to the next question.
Geez, I was just scrolling because I couldn’t sleep and now I may have ADHD! I scored 20! Thanks for this test run through, it would answer a lot of things!
😂 😂(not laughing at....more with)...almost two years ago, I stumbled across an educational video on adhd and things just started clicking into place with lots of “oh yeah” moments...I had no idea and just thought the wheels falling off lots of areas of my life all the time was simply me being me. It's an odd feeling isn’t it ❤️
Scored 8. Took the test out of interest as my son has ADHD. Great video. What a nice chap
It could be from the mother's side, or recessive, or you might have it but have found ways to cope with it and so you don't do the things listed in the questions anymore but might have done them as a kid (though that's kind of doubtful). If I remember correctly there is also an apparent link between caffeine consumption and ADHD while a child is developing in the womb.
I was diagnosed three years ago as a woman in her 40s. This test is a great basic litmus test. The diagnosis helped me understand what was "wrong" with me. I never seemed to be able to be a successful adult, even though I knew the formula that worked for most people. I now have been learning how to work with my brain and also what types of work do not align with my needs as a human with ADHD.
Straigth on the 14, that being said, the 2 ones that I went for a low score, being "getting up during a meeting" or "finishing someone's sentence" is more about being a nice combo with social anxiety, if I'm bored during a meeting and need to move, social anxiety will keep me from breaking expectations, same goes for finishing someones sentence, I way more likely to just... stop listening than risking to be rude by finishing up the sentence.
Regarding question number 2. I constantly feel the urge to rise and leave during meetings, but put a restrain to my self. I therefore answer never to this question, but often or very often to the rest of them.
Thank you so much for this! I have just recently realized there is a very high probability that I have adhd. It’s a strange realization but it also feels quite freeing as it explains some of my behaviors.. that I thought “everyone had”
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IV always known my mind worked differently from others. The odd one out. Use to hide away. But I now embrace it.
Oh man, I do #4 so hard and get busted for it all the time.
Partially because I also tend to do so rapidly (sometimes predicting a tree of several possible sentence endings, which can cause me to get lost if they don't go where I thought they would and I'm five or six sentences down a completely wrong mental conversation I'm entirely making-up in my head and then realize I haven't heard anything they've said for the last 20 seconds) and partially because I often do so inappropriately (if I'm particularly bored or caught off-guard, I often finish it with a joke and even wind up laughing mid-sentence, causing them to stop and go "what?" and then I either have to deflect somehow or else own up and tell them what the funniest way to end the sentence they just started would be, revealing my potential lack of focus).
And I have been accused of interrupting so many times. I really don't mean to and don't mean to come off as rude. Half the time it is because if I don't say my thing *right now,* I know I'll lose it--even just a few seconds from now; the other half because, as you ended with, I feel like I already know where they are going so let's just move on now and save some time instead of sitting here listening to them finish saying what we already know they are going to (and if I am right, the meeting starts to feel repetitious in my head--even if it actually isn't "out loud" and it is just because I'm causing it myself--which starts to accrue until I tune out of the meeting all together because it is so boring and repetitious--which again, it isn't).
Anyone else got 20???
About the same!
21.....
I have been recently diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52 after my grandson was diagnosed. He is 8 yrs old. I was researching ADHD to try to understand my grandson and in doing so I felt like everything I was hearing and reading was written about me. 😳
It's highly genetic! Ever since, I've noticed it very strongly in my dad and his side of the family, but sometimes people just don't want to hear it. I just want to say Leanne how bloody wonderful it is to hear that you were so proactive in wanting to help understand your grandson - more people in the world like you please!❤️
How has it impacted you since you found out you have it?
Got 20 also. And when I added these points I stopped listen to him and went to comments. Needed to replay
great explanations about the masking. thanks
I have just started your video for 2 minutes, but i just needed to say i love your glasses
22 Whoop whoop! Not sure why I am celebrating. It's dibilitating sometimes. :(
And yet, if we don't laugh about it sometimes, the reality of just how shitty and debilitating it can be can overshadow everything. sigh! I'm finding it very cathartic talking to and reading everyone else's experiences though - we're not so alone after all! ❤️
If it identifies 91% of people with ADHD, the question is how many people without ADHD it wrongly identified. Thats the PPV, which is really the point with screening.
Very Informative, Thank you!
I'm so glad I found your channel 😊
On question 5, yeah, I'm leaving in less than 24 hours for a 27 day back to back cruise, I'm super excited!
I've got 5 loads, if not more, laundry to do before I can pack, and I've rewashed the first load 2x now, let's just say they're VERY clean.
My suitcase is still in the living room half full from my last bit of traveling 4 months ago.
BUT, I'M REALLY ENJOYING your videos.
*Basically, this plays out the same 5 or 6 times a year. Put it all off until the night before departure, then freak out and manic clean and pack hyper focus superstar, end up not sleeping all night or forgetting to eat and running in circles. Yup, that's how I roll. 😂😂😂
It does guarantee that I won't get jetlag as I'm to exhausted to walk by the time I'm at the airport, so I essentially pass out for the 8 hours back to LHR. 😊
I'd love to hear the different pros and cons of "achieving" a diagnosis.
Some thoughts I've been rolling around in my brain:
Would a diagnosis ever come back to haunt someone? ie, child custody lawsuit or gun permits or ...
OR will this mid-life diagnosis completely change one's entire view on... everything? Their psyche?
Just wondering.
I digress.
Now this is a wormhole of a topic! And I have no idea yet how to begin getting it down on paper....but its been one of my main thought topics for a while now. I think it's more the later - it forces you to become very honest with yourself and reassess the fundamentals...ignoring it isn't an option. And as negative as it may sound, I'm finding diagnosis neither amazing nor terrible, but a mixture of both....hummmm hard to find the right words PM (pre meds😂)
On the plus though, when I eventually build up the courage to get round to it, filing for bankruptcy will be even easier. I haven't got a penny to my name after a decade of ups and downs and I now understand why, so the court/judge person will take that into account....
bleurgh...coffee....cant think...too early 😂
questions 5 and 6 is tricky for me, because of my anxiety.. Fear of failure and having to do all over again is more powerful and keeps me on my toes to do "some" stuff scheduled or ahead of time. Also my brain recognises that for example, keeping home tidy up (as much as possible) saves time and energy. But overall most of the things in life up until the last minute and depending on others to do or to have confirmation all is ok. I always ask and double or triple ask if all is ok, to avoid having problems ahead - so yeh ultra detaillist, overthinking, overdoer and perfectionist here as well... oh dear me... 🙄
ahhhh....the crippling perfectionism and anxiety....my old friend! You are right - that fear of failure is something really damaging. The more I delve into my own head, the more I realise a lot of it stems from constantly having been told to try harder, do better etc. And it lead to a lot of very bad depression and anxiety eventually. And I'm the same - always seeking approval that what I'm doing is okay. It's exhausting. Honestly, these videos are the first thing where I haven't done this. I started them for me, and deliberately set a limit on how much time I would spend recording/editing/designing etc. and then just throwing it out there....it's been a real eye-opener and helped shift my brain little with perfectionism. Now, I'm recognising where my free time/perfectionism is better spent - so I'll do my best to make sure any facts are correct and cross-referenced, but then the rest is timed. Something that's really helped are the negative comments/unconstructive criticisms stemming from these - it just shows that it doesn't matter what I do, how perfect or imperfect something is - someone will always have some big ol' opinion to wang around 😂
This! I also have this.
I had to rewind the video a couple of times cuz I missed your talking points. Also hadn't noticed your glasses until I read the comments, I was too busy looking at your piercings...
I was also trying to write down the questions and answers and just gave up writing questions down after 3rd question.
Scored 21
Really useful the way you open up these questions, I feel I would mark some down because I have put up strategies and masks to help me cope.
Thanks Erwan - it was the biggest help when my doctor took the time to expand on the questions for me.
I would have scored myself low, but then once you opened the questions up I scored myself much more highly.
For instance I live alone and my life is chaos. I regular feel bad about myself that I’m not coping and functioning as an adult and secretly need people to take care of things for me to put my life back on track and keep it there
Frustrating that these questions are from the point of view of those around us… getting out of our seats… interrupting or finishing sentences…. Why not say “When people talk do they speak too slowly or add long pauses where you think you can now talk but somehow they weren’t finished… or they're so boring that you could finish their sentences easily.” Why can’t these questions be written from the ADHD's perspective. Also, why can't they be modified to include women? 🙄
This was part of the reason I wanted to make this...the test does cover both female and male adults, as the studies show there are no real differences in ADHD numbers between male and female - just less diagnosed in females - and the screener is just as effective. However, in general, women adopt these masks and coping strategies earlier on from social pressure and expectation (bravo to the last millennia of patriarchal bull) so by the time they're adults, these are the new 'norm'. The more I research, the more similarities I'm seeing too in this myself and other males who aren't the stereotypical male. If it wasn't for my ADHD specialist taking time to expand the questions and help me really look back at what was me and what was masks and strategies, I can really see how I flew under the radar all my life. And the same went for my wife too! Sigh!
A clear sign you have ADHD when stuck on the non important details of the conversation… either that or a self confidence issue making you feel so offended that you had to comment this silly comment
How does this not include women?
Frustrating is your entire comment. From the incorrect assertion that these questions necessitate a third party perspective, to the incorrect insinuation that this entirely gender neutral video somehow excludes women, and finally, it is frustrating that you allow yourself to be so frustrated by a false assumption, that you called out the content creator for something which was purely the result of your own inattention...
@@welcometothewormholeI agree with you. In my case when I was a child, my grandma literally trained me to be good enough at masking to seem “normal”. It was useful at the time, but now I’m in a path to differentiate the masking from the real me
Thank you for another great video. I still don't understand Q3, though and I have a degree in English language! Of course I can relax. I do this by watching CZcams videos on 1.5 playback speed whilst playing Freecell on split screen. Therefore, 'never' but if the question were 'How often do you have difficulty relaxing and unwinding by sitting still and doing nothing when you have time to yourself?' then the answer is clearly the total opposite. The mere thought makes me shudder. Is this really what NT people can do? Incredible!
I was diagnosed abroad but am still thinking about seeking a diagnosis here in the UK.
oh god... this is so relatable O.o
19, scored same on another test (was elsewhere but may have been same questions). Just got a zero on the one about relaxing when alone, as that is easy for me. Apparently it takes 6 months to 5 years for a diagnosis in the UK so I will be self medication/treating.
14 points... started on Elvanse about half a year ago, which I discovered on your video explaining the differences on the effects compared to methylfenidate. Generally I can function pretty well, until, in life, stress factors build up.
I had a 4-6 month testing timeframe with several different types of test, questionnaire, and therapy visits to diagnose me with adhd as an adult.
When I was filling in the questionnaire the doctor gave me, I struggled with some of these as I also suffer from chronic pain, which overlaps my ADHD symptoms.
I literally couldn’t concentrate from the point I noticed your glasses were one round and one square lens! They were almost hypnotic 😂
Us😂
i found it excruciatingly difficult to listen to the speed of you words but muted the video was good. subbed
I was actually able to concentrate on this test. ;-) Scored an 18. Thanks for making this !
got 18 points in the conclusion i draw in my head of my everyday life complications!
Scored exactly 14. I’ve always suspected I do but it’s been life altering enough to get treatment till recent years.
I like how the questions are lined 1 - 2 -3 - 5 - 4 - 6…
ps nice glasses there mate. 👌
17 or 18 hard to say because of that sitting down one. I feel like they expect people to get up when they lose focus, but instead I'm off on mental rabbit holes and wouldn't know if anyone seated behind me was still there.
I also have very very experiences with that question since finishing school in 2008.
if there was an "always" option I would've taken them for both the unwinding and finishing sentences question.
before going into ANY conversation I almost have an entire mental flow chart planned out which covers more responses than you'd expect. so because I've thought so much about how conversations go, it's a frustrating feeling basically hearing something you've already essentially heard.
100x if they take pauses or forget the correct word.
nobody wants to listen to a complete replay of a conversation and that's what it feels like when interactions go as expected.
15, but I've been diagnosed since childhood, and in fact was answering the questions based on behaviors I remember from that time.
I SELF DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD .. BECAUSE Autism spectrum disorder FRIGHTEBED ME... BUT ..ASD FITS ME BETTER ASD IS often linked to ADHD
ODDLY 'COMPLEX PTSD ' HAS VERY SIMILAR SYMPTOMS TO ADHD .. THEY ARE OFTEN CONFUSED ... AMAZINGLY METHYLPHENIDATE APPEARS TO BE USEFUL IN TREATING CPTSD ...AND ADHD
PLEASE DONT GIVE UP READING IF YOU FEEL ODD ... LIKE I DID ... IM 62 ... ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE
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I'm 58 still trying to work self out
It is very interesting how you learn over the years to m a sk your behaviour. I am now 60 and have found that masking is getting harder. I can no longer follow conversations in a group setting as I can't be bothered with the effort it requires. I don't bother trying to remain seated in many situations anymore. I can't watch tv with my husband as I get up and down too often. I am finding work more difficult too for deadlines etc. I feel like I am 16 again when these behaviours were so obvious (but completely undiagnosed 45 years ago).
Your spectacles! Love them! 21.
I got 15-16, I am in my early fourthys.. I know I have ADHD..and this test confirms it even more.
For the Q4, I found out that the 80/20% rule helps alot. Listen 80%/Talk 20% in public space or at work.
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My mom was everything to me!
I can't believe how well I've handled on my own after her passing. I've had major help of course (had a life coach of sorts step into my life when I was in desperate need...and she really helped me turn things around over the year I worked with her).
Your glasses and piercing were very distracting! But it was a great video and your follow up questions to help sort thoughtful answer were fantastic.
I took the test and along with the helpful commentary I get 23/24. I laughed at most of the questions initially and also watched your video on the effects of the medication and found that all the things you said you did in the forest, I have never felt or done. However I would like to offer an opposing view if I may. Is the way our brain works really not 'normal'? What is normal? Is it so bad not to stop thinking? Yes I have had endless sleepless nights thinking about so many things I can't even remember, or pondering on a thought for a week, not being able to read a single paragraph without having to tame my thoughts back to what I am 'supposed' to read. But, that is me, I love that I can after 38 years predict what the other person is going to say with high accuracy, I love that I can understand concepts without them needing to be thoroughly explained to me, is that so bad? Do I need to call that a sickness of some kind or call it not normal? Yes, I cannot sit on the couch and have a beer in quiet, but do is that not who I am? I've sought the how and the why in so many subjects and taught myself so many things just because of the way I am, is that not good? Why do I need to change it or call it an abnormality? Are there not millions of other people who are exactly the same? Why are they not normal? I would argue that instead of using medication or call it a sickness, if we focused on taming our minds and using them for our benefit we could progress so much more and the value in this would be much greater than being able to enjoy a cold beer on a summer afternoon - which I simply cannot do no matter how hard I have tried. But, its ok with me. Sorry for the long text I am just frustrated with being told that something is wrong, well no there is nothing wrong, it is how I was made, and yes I said made.
Conservative 22, probably 23. I’m 47 and found out 3-4 years ago I probably have ADHD after going through autism diagnosis with daughter. Never really felt like going to docs with it as I can cope with day to day life and hold a good job etc … but… could it be better? Your video on medication was an eye opener. I probably should go!
Do it
At question #3 about finishing other people's sentences I immediately thought: all the time but I almost always suppress the urge so perhaps I don't have ADHD? And then you instantly affirm these thoughts and I started to flip. By the time we got to question #6 I had to go back twice because my ADHD kicked in at 100% and I completely missed what you were saying.
In the end I added it all up to 20 points and I was still in doubt if that would be enough. Then you mentioned the threshold and I laughed so hard. You SIR just made me decide to get tested. Thank you! Thank you so much! I am 44 and frankly in my case the ADHD is surfacing more and more. I learned these coping mechanisms you mention at a pretty young age but they are wearing off and are starting to really get in the way. In recent years I've experienced anxiety and panic attacks. I can also get angry quite quickly over nothing. My mind is racing all the time and when other people don't seem to keep up I get impatient and sometimes worse. I hate that about myself.
Something I've been wondering for a while now. I tend to type pretty long messages on my phone and I often skip words by accident. My mind seems to be 2 sentences ahead of what I'm typing which then distracts me from the act of typing leading to lots of typos and skipped words. In turn this makes it harder to get the message accross. Is this lack of impatience typical for people with ADHD?
I haven't even got the patience to complete this. Only got as far as question 3 & my brain left the chat
I scored 14. But found myself being very conservative in my answers. Probably second guessing myself. So in reality I've probably scored 15 to 17. Thank you!
I would have scored myself low, but then once you opened the questions up I scored myself much more highly.
For instance, when someone is talking to me I think of something I want to say and then focus on hanging on to that thought so it doesn’t vanish. Once I’m doing that I’m not paying proper attention to the other person anymore.
I live alone and my life is chaos. I regular feel bad about myself that I’m not coping and functioning as an adult and secretly need people to take care of things for me to put my life back on track and keep it there
That made me laugh,the hanging on to the thought so it doesn't vanish,and not really able to hear them due to this.🙃That's me all over.
17 points here🙋🏻♀️ i have to try to get to the testing again as my previous psycologist suggested that I cannot have ADHD as my parents described me only as an active child even though I have almost all the characteristics for adult ADHD and i just learned that I am an audio learner and a great masker..
im 46 yo, and im taking my test tomorrow. ive been told often that i should, but never have due to the idea of "i dont want to lose who i am". but sometimes things happen, and one did watching this video lol. its hard for me to focus on what youre saying, as i stare at your glasses, wonder about tomorrow, decry not doing this sooner, and wondering what ill do if i get on meds. all at once, and a multitude of other things i cant even accurately verbalise. its wild.
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i scored a 22. sheesh.
When I tried a new ADHD medication, I experienced actual relaxation for the first time in my life. I just sat there, waiting in the queue for the car wash, watching the rain droplets run down, not thinking about anything, perfectly content with the situation.
The moment lasted five minutes. It never came back.
I had two moments like this. After 6 months of meditation in the morning and evening I suddenly felt this deep mental relaxation.
And it lasted 5 minutes as well...
If you want to try meditation since you have adhd, you have to look for adhd specific ones.
The ones that require all of your focus to exhaust one part of your mind should work.
Try weed
@@kfroe828 I will, thanks
One of these questions seems to conflate ADHD with personality. For example, people who have the enneagram type 7 personality tend to complete other people’s sentences. I think a better indicator of ADHD is if you get distracted while someone is talking, by either trying to finish their sentence in your mind or if you stop listening so you can think about something you want to say. I do that all the time. Also, the one about “speaking to you directly…” I think it could include when you are in a meeting and you are expected to be listening, then someone asks you a question and you have to ask them, “I’m sorry. What was the question?” I sincerely try to listen but I often find myself asking for context.
Pretty solid 23. I've delt with this so long I try to compensate or adjust. I'm 43 yrs old now and I just can't do it anymore. It's like my available mind has shrunk down to a thimble. I can't read a book anymore because I forget what I had read a few sentences back. I am in constant fear of forgetting something or making mistakes. I am a store manager and need to remember things. I compensate by writing notes all over but as soon as I'm not looking directly at them they are gone only to spring into my mind in the middle of another task or conversation. I struggle to get anything done at all. I am hopeful that my new doctor I see in January will be able to help me. I can remember taking a end of the year test in kindergarten and a teacher asking me questions. I remember not being able to make sense of the words coming out of her mouth as if it was a foreign language. Because of that test, I was placed into junior first grade to re-learn the previous year. In high school, I never did homework or classwork, but did alright because I could hold lots of information in my short term memory. Now I can't remember anything short term but have good long term memory. This really is maddening.
LOVE the glasses!
My parents never had me screened for anything. I just happened to get jobs that my brain "fit" and coped with the rest. I just thought everyone deals with this in life and rolled with it. But now that my work is different I have to adapt. Please do what is best for you as well. Love to all, especially my divergent fam.
those glasses are cool! where do you find something like that?
In addition to sub/unconscious coping and masking, general cluelessness about yourself can hide true answers. As an Audhd-er, it wasn't until after diagnosis that I realized my real answer to the first four questions. For example, because i finished someone's sentence in my head (not out loud) or learned how to split my attention in meetings to manage boredom are just two examples of reasons i would have answered differently. Now I realize how much energy I expend to manage these compensatory tactics, and would answer more accurately today vs if taking this test in my early adulthood.
Scored 21, so I guess that answers a lot of questions I have. A couple of people have separately asked if I've been diagnosed ADHD, so I guess Ill get testing done. However I have a long list of tasks to do as I've recently moved house. Everything is done last minute, including packing to move!
I scored 9. But I’m here because of my recent experience to unwind and become anxious about focusing. Also I’m slower in reading books compared to others in my field of study. I am simply doubtful but learning more seems to help me feel confident to move on despite a few challenges.
You know people with adhd already go on to the next video right? but I judt hopped by to say hi
Your glasses are so cool!
One thing I've noticed since the pandemic and socializing a lot online is that I've in some way unmasked some socializing quirks. For example i always finish people's sentences especially if they seem to be struggling to find the words and I complete the sentence with my understanding of what they've been saying. I also interrupt people the whole time now so yay for coming across as rude and not caring so much about that