It should come as no surprise to inform my readers that I scored a total of 19. The recommendation was thus:
The test can be taken on the everydayhealth.website, they even have a nifty slogan:
Shire is a biopharmaceutical company who specialise in... wait for it... attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Some of the questions [there are 6 in all] are quite comical. Nescafe shot down my nostrils and onto my computer screen when I read question 3:
I answered "very often". Ironically 6 years on Paxil [Seroxat in the UK] has left me with a very poor short term memory.
So, based on a test...in collaborated by a company who treat ADHD, it would appear that I should get myself off to the doctors.
"Doc, I may have ADHD"
"How do you know?"
"I completed the 6 questions that determine whether I do or don't."
"Oh, OK, sounds like the same questions we use to determine if someone has ADHD. Here's a prescription for a new drug called Hokum."
Here's an alternative ADHD test.
You have just 6 attempts to concentrate and complete the maze. If you fail then you more than likely have a form of ADHD.
CAN YOU COMPLETE THE MAZE WITHOUT TOUCHING THE WALLS?
{Guide the blue dot by dragging the mouse - try not to touch the sides]
**Tip - Go slowly, this is not time-tested. Concentrate and move closer to your screen
You have 6 attempts [Press Play button to get started]
Please let me know how you get on.
Fid
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