ADHD Daily Impact Test: Work, Relationships & Emotions

This test covers work, concentration, organization, time, memory, commitments, mood, frustration, confidence, what others think, listening, conflict, guilt and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Work If you struggle to meet your professional commitments within the required deadlines. If you feel comfortable carrying a professional project through from start to finish. Concentration If your lack of concentration affects the quality of your work. If you can easily pick up the thread of a task after being interrupted at work. Organization If your disorganization harms your professional reputation or your evaluations. If you are able to break a big task into steps and spread them out over time. Time If you are late to your appointments despite your wish to be punctual. If you estimate fairly accurately how long an activity will take. Memory If you forget appointments, birthdays, or important events. If you have no trouble remembering an instruction given only verbally. Commitments If you exceed the deadlines set for tasks or projects. If you remember what you promise a loved one, and you do it. Mood If your mood changes quickly and unpredictably throughout the day. If, overall, you feel at peace with your emotions day to day. Frustration If you feel overwhelmed by frustration when things do not go as planned. If you manage to calm down fairly quickly after a wave of emotion. Confidence If you avoid certain social situations for fear of reacting badly or being awkward. If you feel at ease in your close relationships, without a constant fear of disappointing. What others think If you feel your loved ones do not understand your difficulties and judge you as negligent or lazy. If your loved ones understand and accept the way you function day to day. Listening If your loved ones complain that you do not listen to them or that you forget what they have told you. If your attention drifts when a loved one tells you something important. Conflict If your impulsiveness causes conflicts with your partner, your family, or your friends. If you say something to a loved one in the heat of the moment that you then regret. Guilt If your daily difficulties give you a feeling of shame or guilt. If you feel you have to justify or apologize to your loved ones because of your forgetfulness or your disorganization. Readiness to change If the effect of all this on your daily life feels very real to you. If you believe you are capable of growing in this area.