Amen ADD Test (Adult/Child) ©

Please rate yourself on each of the symptoms listed below using the following scale. If possible, to give us the most complete picture, have another person who knows you well (such as a spouse, lover or parent) rate you as well.

0 = Never
1 = Rarely
2 = Occasionally
3 = Frequently
4 = Very Frequently
NA = Not Applicable/Not Known


1. History of ADD symptoms in childhood, such as distractibility, short attention span, impulsivity or restlessness.
2. History of not living up to potential in school or work (report cards with comments such as "not living up to potential).
3. History of frequent behavior problems in school.
4. History of bedwetting past 5 years old.
5.Family history of ADD, learning problems, mood disorders or substance abuse problems.
6. Short attention span, unless very interested in something.
7. Easily distracted, tendency to drift away.
8. Lacks attention to detail.
9. Trouble listening carefully to directions.
10. Frequently misplace things.
11. Skips around while reading or trouble staying on track.
12. Difficulty learning new games, because it is hard to stay on track during directions.
13. Easily distracted during sex, causing frequent breaks or turn offs during lovemaking.
14. Poor listening skills.
15. Tendency to be easily bored (spaces out).
16. Restlessness, constant motion, legs moving, fidgetiness.
17. Has to be moving in order to think.
18. Trouble sitting still, such as trouble sitting in one place for too long, sitting at a desk job for long periods, sitting through a movie.
19. An internal sense of anxiety or nervousness.
20. Impulsive, in words and/or actions (such as spending).
21. Say just what comes to mind without considering its impact.
22. Trouble going through established channels, trouble following proper procedure, an attitude of "read the directions when all else fails."
23. Impatient, low frustration tolerance.
24. A prisoner of the moment.
25. Frequent traffic violations.
26. Frequent, impulsive job changes.
27. Tendency to embarrass others.
28. Lying or stealing on impulse.
29. Poor organization and planning, trouble maintaining an organized work/living area.
30. Chronically late or chronically in a hurry.
31. Often have piles of things.
32. Easily overwhelmed by tasks of daily living.
33. Poor financial management (late bills, check book a mess, spending unnecessary money on late fees).
34. Need others to organize you in order to be successful at something.
35. Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
36. Starting projects not finished, poor follow through.
37. Enthusiastic beginnings but poor endings.
38. Spends excessive time at work because of inefficiencies.
39. Inconsistent work performance.
40. Chronic sense of underachievement, feeling you should be much further along in your life than you are.
41. Chronic problems with self esteem.
42. Sense of impending doom.
43. Frequent mood swings.
44. Negativity.
45. Frequent feeling of demoralization or that things won't work out for you.
46. Trouble sustaining friendships or intimate relationships.
47. Trouble with intimacy.
48. Failure to see others' needs or activities as important.
49. Lack of talking in a relationship.
50. Verbally abusive to others.
51. Proneness to hysterical outburst.
52. Avoids group activities.
53. Trouble with authority.
54. Quick responses to slights that are real or imagined.
55. Rage outbursts, short fuse.
56. Frequent search for high stimulation (bungee jumping, gambling, race track, doing many things at once, etc.).
57. Tendency to seek conflict, be argumentative or to start disagreements for the fun of it.
58. Tendency to worry needlessly and endlessly.
59. Tendency toward addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, work).
60. Switches around numbers, letters or words.
61. Turn words around in conversations.
62. Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen).
63. Poor handwriting, often prints.
64. Coordination difficulties.
65. Performance becomes worse under pressure.
66. Test anxiety, or during tests your mind tends to go blank.
67. The harder you try, the worse it gets.
68. Work or schoolwork deteriorates under pressure.
69. Tendency to turn off or become stuck when asked questions in social situations.
70. Falls asleep or becomes tired while reading.
71. Difficulties falling asleep, may be due to too many thoughts at night.
72. Difficulty coming awake (may need coffee or other activity before feeling fully awake).
73. Periods of low energy, especially early in the morning and in the afternoon.
74. Frequently feeling tired.
75. Startles easily.
76. Sensitive to touch, clothes, noise and light.