Criteria for Adult ADHD

Nine criteria for adult ADHD:

1. get distracted easily by extraneous stimuli or irrelevant thoughts?

2. make decisions impulsively?

3. difficulty stopping activities or behavior when you should do so?

4. start a project or task without reading or listening to directions carefully?

5. fail to follow through on promises or commitments you make to others?

6. have trouble doing things in their proper order or sequence?

7. drive much faster than others–or, if you don’t drive, have difficulty engaging in leisure activities or doing fun things quietly?

8. have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or recreational activities?

9. have difficulty organizing tasks and activities?

Checking off four of the first seven symptoms on the list, or six of all nine could indicate the existence of adult ADHD.