ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) Diagnostic – Adults
please note:  this is not the Connor's Scale - the most commonly used diagnostic tool, but it summarizes the general traits, without measuring the degree of each, as the scale does
NOTE: only consider if the behaviour is considerably more frequent than most other people

Need at least 12 of the following:

  1. A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one’s goals (regardless of how much one has actually accomplished).
  2. Difficulty getting organized.
  3. Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
  4. Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through.
  5. A tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.
  6. Frequent search for high stimulation.
  7. An intolerance of boredom.
  8. Easy distractibility, trouble focussing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often coupled with an ability to hyperfocus at times.
  9. Often creative, intuitive, highly intelligent. (you still with me?)
  10. Trouble in going through established channels, following ‘proper’ procedure.
  11. Impatient; low tolerance of frustration.
  12. Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as in impulsive spending of money,  changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans, and the like; hot    tempered.
  13. A tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; a tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about, alternating with inattention to or disregard for actual dangers.
  14. A sense of insecurity.
  15. Mood swings, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.
  16. Physical or cognitive restlessness.
  17. A tendency toward addictive behaviour.
  18. Chronic problems with self-esteem.
  19. Inaccurate self-observation. (So, does that mean, none of this is  accurate anyway?)
  20. Family history of ADD or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control.
  21. Childhood history of ADD. (It may not have been formally diagnosed)

Situation not explained by other medical or psychiatric condition.

 

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