ADHD Symptom Rating Scale

Identify which ADHD symptoms are most disruptive right now using a standardized, clinically used rating scale for adults with a diagnosis.

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When to Use This Tool

ADHD adult who has a diagnosis but has never systematically rated which symptoms are most disruptive right now

A client who wants a baseline measurement to track whether interventions are shifting symptom severity over time

Person who notices things are better or worse but has no structured way to quantify the change

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Interactive Preview Assessment · 15 min

Tool Classification

Domain

ADHD

Type

Assessment

Phase

Discovery

Details

15 min Opener Monthly

Topics

Executive Function Self-Care Mindset

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1 Resolving the Inattentive vs. Combined Profile Confusion

Context

A client with ADHD who is a VP of operations was diagnosed in adulthood and has always understood his ADHD as an attention problem. He has been surprised in coaching by feedback that he interrupts people in meetings and generates too many ideas for his team to execute. His self-image does not include hyperactivity-impulsivity, and he is skeptical when the coach raises it. The rating scale lets the client produce his own data rather than accepting the coach's observation, which reduces defensiveness and opens the conversation about which presentation is actually driving his leadership challenges.

How to Introduce

Frame the scale as a profile clarification tool, not a severity measurement: 'The reason I want you to complete both tab...

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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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