A doctor came up with a quiz which he thinks could help someone work out whether they've got ADHD or not.
Between three and four percent of adults in the UK are thought to have ADHD, and according to the NHS there are a number of signs to look out for.
Cases are most often diagnosed at an early age when someone is under the age of 12, but there are times when an adult is diagnosed with it as well.
Dr Ali Ajaz said that the criteria for diagnosing ADHD was 'biased against women in general', and suggested that a woman wondering if she had ADHD should try a quiz he came up with.
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Men are more often diagnosed with ADHD, but women experience the same type, number, and severity of symptoms as men.
Experts have suggested that women are more likely to exhibit inattentive symptoms, which can lead to difficulties with concentration, organisation and memory.
Men and boys are more commonly found with hyperactive or impulsive symptoms, which are sometimes easier to spot.
Dr Ajaz compiled a list of 11 questions and asked people to score themselves between one and five points for each, with one being 'very rarely' and five being 'very often'.
If you feel as though you might be displaying symptoms of ADHD, have a browse over Dr Ajaz’s questions:
- Are you clueless to how others manage to lead consistent, regular lives?
- Do you have trouble controlling what you spend your money on?
- Do you find a request for just one more thing at the end of the day emotionally triggering?
- Do you feel like you are passing for a normal person, but really feel like an imposter inside?
- Do you feel you have better ideas than others, but are just unable to organise them enough to act upon them?
- Have you ever been thought of as selfish because you don’t write thank you notes or send birthday cards?
- Do you feel like you are always on the go like a tornado or just slobbing around like a couch potato, but never in between?
- Do you think twice about having people over to your home because you’re ashamed of the mess?
- Do your friends or family call you a slob, or just simply very spacey?
- Is all your time taken up just holding your life together with time for fun or relaxation?
- Do you often display that you’ll never fulfil your potential or achieve your life goals or ambitions?
As for what this means, the doctor suggested 'if you score over 35, it's possible that you might have ADHD'.
He suggested that you speak to a doctor 'about a specialist referral', as an adult being diagnosed with it is done by a specialist and under current guidelines cannot be confirmed unless symptoms have been present since childhood as ADHD is not currently considered to develop in adults.
It's not the sort of thing a person would self-diagnose.
Additional words by Mia Williams.
Topics: ADHD, Mental Health, TikTok, Health
Joe Harker