Six attention patterns at home and work: a self-check
Reflect on six everyday attention patterns, including starting, switching and finishing tasks.
24 questions
8 min
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Self-check
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Published by MyTestAtlas. For self-reflection. This self-check does not provide a diagnosis. Updated .
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About this test
This self-check asks 24 everyday statements and reports six attention patterns separately: starting, staying with tasks, ordering steps, remembering what people say, sitting still and returning after interruptions.
What this test looks at
Getting started · 4 statements
Staying with it · 4 statements
Ordering the steps · 4 statements
Holding on to what was said · 4 statements
Sitting still · 4 statements
Picking it back up · 4 statements
Time
8 minutes
Questions
24
Result
a score for each pattern
Time frame
Answer for your ordinary weeks at home, not for one unusual month.
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What this test adds
Six separate patterns point to different practical adjustments, from a start cue to reminders or a marker for returning after interruptions. The situations cover home as well as work.
A small next step
Take the pattern that stood out and keep a note of it for one week, in the moment: what the situation was, what time of day it was, and who else was there. Six lines is enough. Whether the pattern follows the situation or runs through all of them is the thing one sitting cannot show you, and it is also the first thing an assessment will ask you about.
Questions people ask
What is an adult ADHD self-check?
It asks everyday questions about home and work and reports six attention patterns separately. Use the cards to describe your week.
How is this different from your adult ADHD test?
The other route asks about four patterns across reading, conversation, meetings and deadlines. This one asks about six, and the situations are domestic: the form on the table, the half-watched film, the trip packed in an hour, the errand agreed at the door. Taking both on the same day gives you two different weeks to look at, not the same questions twice.
Can a self-check tell me whether I have ADHD?
No; a clinician assesses ADHD using childhood history, evidence across settings and other relevant factors.
What do I do with the result if I want an assessment?
Take the two patterns that stood out and write down three recent times each of them happened, with the date and the setting. Concrete examples from more than one part of your life are what an assessment asks for, and they are worth more than a printout of any test.
How long does it take, and is anything stored?
Twenty-four questions, about eight minutes, free, with no email and no account needed. There is no advertising on this page, everything is worked out in this browser tab, and your answers are not sent anywhere.
