1. History of ADD symptoms in childhood, such as distractibility, short attention span, impulsivity, or restlessness. ADD doesn't start at age 30.

2. History of not living up to potential in school or work (report cards with comments such as "not living up to potential")

3. History of frequent behavior problems in school (mostly for males)

4. History of bed wetting past 5 years old.

5. Family history of ADD, learning problems, mood disorders, or substance abuse problems.

6. Short attention span, unless very interested in something.

7. Easily distracted, tendency to drift away (although at times can be hyper focused)

8. Lacks attention to detail, due to distractibility

9. Trouble listening carefully to directions

10. Frequently misplaces things

11. Skips around while reading, or goes to the end first, trouble staying on task.

12. Difficulty learning new games, because it is hard to stay on track during directions

13. Easily distracted during sex, causing frequent breaks or turn off's during lovemaking

14. Poor listening skills

15. Tendency to be easily bored (spaces out)

16. Restlessness, constant motion, legs moving, fidgetiness.

17. Has to be moving in order to think

18. Trouble sitting still; such as trouble sitting in one place for too long, sitting at a desk job for long periods, sitting through a movie

19. An internal sense of anxiety or nervousness

Impulsivity

20. Impulsive, in words and/or actions (e.g. spending)

21. Says just what comes to mind without considering its impact (tactless)

22. Trouble going through established channels, trouble following proper procedure, at attitude of "read the directions when all else fails"

23. Impatient, low frustration tolerance

24. A prisoner of the moment (living every moment as if you only had 4 seconds left to live)

25. Frequent traffic violations

26. Frequent impulsive job changes

27. Tendency to embarrass others

28. Lying or stealing on impulse

29. Poor organization and planning, trouble maintaining an organized work/living area

30. Chronically late or chronically in a hurry

31. Often have piles of stuff

32. Easily overwhelmed by tasks of daily living

33. Poor financial management (e.g., late bills, checkbook a mess, spending unnecessary money on late fees)

34. Some adults with ADD are very successful, but often only if they are surrounded with people who organize them.

35. Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started

36. Not finishing projects, poor follow through

37. Enthusiastic beginnings but poor endings

38. Spends excessive time at work because of inefficiencies

39. Inconsistent work performance

40. Chronic sense of underachievement, feeling you should be much further along in your life than you are

41. Chronic problems with poor self-esteem

42. Sense of impending doom

43. Negativity

44. Frequent feeling of demoralization or that things won't work out for you

45. Trouble sustaining friendships or intimate relationships, promiscuity

46. Trouble with intimacy

47. Tendency to be immature

48. Self-centered; immature interests

49. Failure to see others' needs or activities as important

50. Lack of talking in a relationship

51. Verbally abusive to others

52. Proneness to hysterical outbursts

53. Avoids group activities

54. Trouble with authority

55. Quick responses to slights that are real or imagined

56. Rage outbursts, short fuse

57. Frequent search for high stimulation (e.g. bungee jumping, gambling, race track, high stress jobs, ER doctors, doing many things at once)

58. Tendency to seek conflict, be argumentative, or to start disagreements for the fun of it.

59. Tendency to worry needlessly and endlessly

60. Tendency toward addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, work)

61. Switches around numbers, letters, or words

62. Turn words around in conversations

63. Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen)

64. Poor handwriting, often prints

65. Coordination difficulties

66. Performance becomes worse under pressure

67. Test anxiety, or during tests your mind tends to go blank

68. The harder you try, the worse it gets

69. Work or schoolwork deteriorates under pressure

70. Tendency to turn off or become stuck when asked questions in social situations

71. Falls asleep or becomes tired while reading

72. Difficulties falling asleep, may be due to too many thoughts at night

73. Difficulty coming awake (may need coffee or other activity before feeling fully awake)

74. Periods of low energy, especially early in the morning and in the afternoon

75. Frequently feeling tired

76. Startles easily

77. Sensitive to touch, clothes, noise, and light