Questions and answers

Short answers. For anything else, see the help page.

Is this a diagnosis?
No. It is a self-report screening tool. Only a qualified health professional can assess and diagnose ADHD, and that involves more than a questionnaire.
How accurate is it?
We do not publish accuracy figures for this website because none have been measured for it. The instrument page describes what the published research on the six-question screener found in study conditions, which is not the same thing.
Why only six questions?
The six-question ASRS-v1.1 Screener is the part of the instrument its developers designed for screening, and its owners permit use with attribution. Our own compliance with those terms is being confirmed. The longer versions this site previously offered are paused while licensing and clinical content are reviewed.
Do I have to give my name or email?
No. You can complete the screening and see your result anonymously. Give an email only if you want a link to your result sent to you, or if you may want to recover it later.
What does the PDF cost and what is in it?
Nothing. The printable PDF of your six-question result is free and contains the same summary as the result page. There is no extra analysis in it.
What is the appointment preparation pack?
An optional A$39 (AUD) one-off product: a saved, editable workspace for your own everyday examples, history, observation diary and questions, with a printable PDF of exactly what you saved. It is a writing aid, not a screening, an assessment or a diagnosis, and you never need it to see your free result. It can be bought only when the operator has switched it on; its page always says whether it is available.
Can I get a refund?
The six-question screening and PDF are free, so there is nothing to refund. For the preparation pack, or an older paid summary, you can ask for a refund within 30 days by contacting us with your payment reference. After a full refund of the pack, the editor and PDF switch off but you can still export or delete your notes.
How long do you keep my answers?
Automatic age-based cleanup is not currently running. Records may remain longer than our targets: 90 days of inactivity for unfinished screenings and 24 months after completion for screening answers and results. Minimal payment records are kept for 7 years. You can still request deletion from the privacy page without waiting for automatic cleanup.
I got a low result but I am still struggling. What now?
A result below the threshold does not rule ADHD out, and it says nothing about other causes of difficulty. If things are affecting your life, talk to a GP regardless of the number.
I completed a screening before and cannot find it.
If you gave an email address, use the recovery page and we will email a single-use link. If you did not, the result is only reachable from the browser you used.
Who runs this site?
An independent operator in Australia. No clinic is behind it and no clinicians are on staff. See the About page.

Urgent help

This website is not a crisis service. In an emergency call 000. Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24 hours). Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636.