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Are
you moody?
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Were
you an underachiever in school? Now?
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Do
you have trouble getting started on things?
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Do
you fidget, drum your fingers, tap your feet or pace?
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When
you read, do you find that you often have to reread a
paragraph or entire page because you were daydreaming?
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Do
you tune out, daydream, drift off or space out a lot?
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Do
you have a hard time relaxing?
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Are
you overly impatient?
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Do
you find that you undertake many projects at the same time,
keeping many balls in the air at the same time?
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Are
you impulsive?
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Are
you easily distracted?
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Even
if you are easily distracted, do you find that there are
times when you can concentrate with laser-beam intensity?
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Do
you procrastinate chronically?
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Do
you often get excited by projects and then not follow
through?
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More
than most people, do you feel that it is hard for you to
make yourself understood?
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Is
your memory so porous that if you go from one room to the
next to get something, by the time you get to the next room
you've sometimes forgotten what you were looking for?
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Do
you change the radio station in your car frequently?
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Do
you wear out your TV remote by changing station frequently?
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Do
you feel driven, as if an engine inside you won't slow down?
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As
a kid, were you called words like, "a daydreamer,"
"lazy," "impulsive,"
"disruptive," or just plain "bad"?
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Do
you find it difficult to maintain conversations with your
partner or friends if it is not of particular interest to
you?
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Are
you always on the go, even when you don't really want to be?
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Were
you hyperactive as a child?
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Are
you drawn to situations of high intensity?
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Do
you prefer to do something that is particularly challenging
rather than what comes easily to you?
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More
than most people, do you hate waiting in line?
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Are
you the type of person who virtually never reads directions
first?
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Do
you feel like exploding inside when someone has trouble
getting to the point?
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Do
you have a hair trigger temper? (Ask someone who knows
you well.)
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Do
you find that you blurt out things before you've thought
about whether or not they are appropriate?
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Do
you have a tendency to offend people with the things you
say, and then not really understand why they're upset
because you simply said what was true?
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Are
you particularly intuitive?
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Do
you often find yourself involved in a situation without
having planned it at all?
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Would
you rather have your teeth drilled than follow a list,
particularly one made by someone else?
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Do
you have a history of planning to organize your life better
only to find that you're always on the brink of chaos?
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Do
you find yourself in situations where you want something,
you just can't put your finger on what it is, like an itch
you can't scratch?
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Was
there a point in your life when you came across as more
flirtatious than you meant to or the way you talked about
sexual topics was too far for most people?
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Do
you find it hard to be alone?
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Do
you often counter depressive moods by some sort of
compulsive behavior such as overworking, overspending,
overdrinking, overeating, or extremely long periods of time
in front of the TV or computer?
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Do
you have a really hard time tolerating frustration?
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Are
you restless without "action" in your life?
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Do
you have a hard time reading a book all the way through
(unless it has extreme interest to you)?
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Do
you regularly break rules or minor laws rather than put up
with the frustration of obeying them?
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Do
you get a lot of speeding tickets, have you been in a number
of accidents, or have you often scraped your vehicle pulling
in or out of parking spots?
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Are
you habitually late?
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Do
you handle money erratically?
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Are
you a gung-ho, go-for-it sort of person?
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Do
you find that structure and routine are both rare in your
life and soothing when you find them?
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Have
you been divorced more than once?
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Do
you find that you have had many relationships that start of
with great intensity, and then fail your expectations?
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Have
you changed jobs a lot, or have you found that
self-employment is the only way you can work?
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Are
you much more effective when you are your own boss?
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Are
you smarter than you've been able to demonstrate?
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Are
you particularly insecure?
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Do
you say things without thinking, or have trouble keeping
secrets?
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Do
you often forget what you're going to say just as you're
about to say it?
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Do
you ever wonder if you're crazy?
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Do
you get the gist of things very quickly?
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Do
you laugh a lot?
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Are
you a maverick?
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Do
you find it challenging to keep an updated address book,
phone book, or Rolodex?
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Are
you the life of the party one day and reclusive the next?
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Given
an unexpected chunk of free time, do you often find that you
don't use it well or get depressed during it?
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Is
paying attention or staying tuned in a chronic problem for
you?
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Are
you more creative or imaginative than most people?
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Do
you work best in short spurts?
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Do
you let the bank balance your checkbook?
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Are
you usually eager to try something new?
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Do
you find you often get depressed after a success?
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Do
you feel you fail to live up to your potential?
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Are
you particularly restless?
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Were
you a daydreamer in class?
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Were
you ever the class clown?
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Have
you ever been described as "needy" or even
"insatiable"?
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Do
you have trouble accurately assessing the impact you have on
others?
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When
you get lost, do you tend to "feel" your way along
rather than refer to a map?
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Do
you often get distracted during sex, even though you're
enjoying it?
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Do
you have a family history of ADD or hyperactivity?
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Did
you grow up in a chaotic, boundaries family?
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Do
you have dyslexia?
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Do
you have poor hand-eye coordination?
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As
a kid, were you a bit of a klutz at sports?
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Are
you left-handed or ambidextrous?
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Do
you frequently make letter or number reversals?
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Would
you describe yourself as hyper-sexual?
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Do
you have a family history of drug or alcohol abuse,
depression, or manic-depressive illness?
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Do
you feel you have an addictive personality?
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Do
you like to gamble?
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Do
you smoke?
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Do
you drink too much?
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If
you have ever tried cocaine or other stimulants, did you
find that it helped you focus and calmed you down, rather
than making you high? (If not cocaine, what about
codeine, like Tylenol 3?)
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An
adult with ADD had these symptoms: cocaine abuse, frequent
reading of pornography, and an addiction to crossword
puzzles. Can you understand him, even if you don't
have these symptoms yourself?
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Were
you adopted?
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Do
you have many allergies?
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Did
you have frequent ear infections as a child?
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Did
you have trouble reading all of these questions, find
yourself skimming through to the most interesting bits?
