Adult attention self-checks

Notice how time behaves for you

Reflect on estimating time, noticing it pass, approaching deadlines and switching activities.

  • 12 questions
  • 4 min
  • Free, no sign-up
  • Self-check

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About this test

This self-check covers four time-related patterns: estimating task length, noticing time pass, relating to distant deadlines and stopping or switching tasks. Results show each pattern separately.

What this test looks at

  • Estimation · 3 statements
  • Passing Time · 3 statements
  • Future Salience · 3 statements
  • Transitions · 3 statements
Time
4 minutes
Questions
12
Result
a score for each pattern
Time frame
Answer for the last six months of ordinary weeks, not for one unusual deadline.

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What this test adds

Separate scores distinguish estimating task length from noticing time pass, relating to distant deadlines and switching activities.

A small next step

For a week, estimate how long a recurring task will take before starting, then compare it with the clock.

Questions people ask

Is time blindness a real diagnosis?

Time blindness is a community term for difficulty noticing or estimating time, not a clinical category.

What are the four facets?

Estimating how long things take, noticing time pass, feeling a distant deadline as real, and moving between activities. Twelve statements, three per facet, on a frequency scale from almost never to almost always. The four need different supports, so someone who estimates badly but transitions fine does not end up with a strategy built for the opposite problem.

Is there a score that says whether I have a problem?

No single score is shown. Results display four separate patterns from your answers; use examples from daily life to decide what support would help.

This describes me exactly. Does that mean I have ADHD?

No; this self-check describes time-related patterns but cannot determine whether they are related to ADHD.

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