The free ADHD test uses the ASRS v1.1 6-Question Screener, a widely used adult ADHD screening instrument developed by the World Health Organization and the Harvard Medical School / NYU Langone Workgroup. We use the official English questions, response options, and scoring rules without modification (electronic formatting only), with attribution. The ASRS-6 is a screening tool, not a diagnostic instrument.

Your initial screening result is calculated by a fixed, deterministic rule — not by AI. Questions 1–3 are flagged when the response is "Sometimes" or more; questions 4–6 are flagged when the response is "Often" or more. A positive screen is 4 or more flagged items out of 6. We map this to Low (0–1 flagged), Moderate (2–3 flagged), and Elevated (4+ flagged) for readability. This mapping is layered on top of the official rule and does not change it.

After the screener, you may answer optional supplemental questions. These are self-authored educational context questions about daily impact, sleep, stress, organization, and history. They are selected deterministically based on your screening pattern. They are NOT clinical diagnostic items and do not copy ASRS, DSM, or other copyrighted clinical instruments.

AI is used only to explain your structured, self-reported answers in plain language — never to diagnose. The AI receives your screening result, domain scores, and supplemental answers as structured data, and is instructed to use cautious language ("may", "suggests", "is consistent with"), to avoid diagnosing, to avoid recommending medication, and to always recommend speaking with a qualified healthcare professional when relevant. The AI does not decide whether you have ADHD.

A short self-screening tool cannot diagnose ADHD and cannot rule it out. Results are based entirely on self-reported answers, which may be incomplete or inaccurate. ADHD-like traits overlap with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, burnout, and other medical conditions. Our report is educational and should not replace a full clinical evaluation.

Our screening methodology is based on the published ASRS v1.1 6-Question Screener. Our supplemental questions and report structure are self-authored educational content. See the Sources page for references and attribution.