Adult ADD test: a free inattentive ADHD self-check for adults
15 items, about 5 minutes, free and no sign-up. Three inattentive ADHD patterns — spoken information, losing things, quiet drifting — as prompts, not a score.
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15 items · 5 min
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No cut-off, no diagnosis
What this assessment measures
This self-check asks how three everyday patterns of inattentive ADHD show up in your week: what happens to information you are given out loud, how often ordinary objects go missing, and the quiet drifting that other people may read as not caring. ADD is the older name for this pattern. Each of the three is reported on its own, with no total and no cut-off. It cannot tell you whether ADHD is behind them.
What this test looks at
Listening and spoken information · 5 statements
Losing and misplacing things · 5 statements
Quiet drifting and how it reads · 5 statements
Time
5 minutes
Items
15
Result
attainable-range pattern summary
Source
Original MyTestAtlas clean-room items; not the ASRS or any clinical screener
Material limit
This is a self-check, not a diagnosis. There is no cut-off, no total, and no comparison with anyone else. It reflects one sitting and one mood. Sleep loss, anxiety, depression, thyroid problems and hearing difficulties can all produce these same answers. So can alcohol or other substance use, the side effects of some medicines, and a demanding season of life. Only a qualified health professional can sort between them, using your history since childhood and information from more than one part of your life.
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Why this route is different
One number cannot tell you which part of attention is costing you. Three separate readings can. If spoken information is where things vanish while your keys stay put, the useful change is a written handover, not a tidier desk. Every item and the way it was counted stays visible on the page, and your answers never leave this browser tab.
A small next step
For one week keep a two-column note on your phone: things you were told out loud that you had to ask about a second time, and objects you had to hunt for. On Sunday look at which column filled faster, and write down one example from it in full. That single example, with roughly when the pattern started, is more use to a GP or clinician than any set of answers here.
Questions people ask
Is this an adult ADD test?
It is a self-check built around what public health bodies describe as the predominantly inattentive presentation of ADHD, which is what people usually mean when they search for an ADD test. ADD is the older term; inattentive ADHD is the current name.
What is the difference between ADD and inattentive ADHD?
They point at the same thing. Health bodies now describe ADHD as having three presentations — predominantly inattentive, predominantly hyperactive-impulsive, and combined — and the inattentive one is what ADD used to mean.
Can an online test tell me if I have inattentive ADHD?
No. There is no single test for ADHD; an assessment looks at your history since childhood and at information from more than one part of your life. This page gives you language for that conversation, not an answer.
How long does it take, and do I need an account?
15 items, about 5 minutes, free and with no sign-up. Your answers and results stay in this browser tab: nothing is stored and nothing is sent anywhere.
What should I do if these patterns sound like me?
Take the three readings and your own examples to a GP or to a clinician who assesses adults. Sleep, thyroid problems, hearing and a long stretch of stress can produce the same answers, so a professional evaluation is the next step rather than a conclusion.
Source and method boundary
These items and their scoring are original to MyTestAtlas. They were written from construct definitions without any clinical instrument open, are not the ASRS or another clinical screener, and do not produce a diagnostic classification, total score, or cut-off.