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Plain guides to what the tests measure, how dyscalculia and ADHD are assessed in adults, and how to read a result.
What the tests measure
Seven areas of thinking, what each one covers and where it shows up in daily life.
Processing speed
How quickly you take in simple information and act on it.
Working memory
Holding information in mind for a few seconds while you use it.
Executive function
Holding back habits, switching between rules and planning ahead.
Fluid reasoning
Working out rules in material you have not seen before.
Verbal comprehension
Knowing words, linking ideas and finding words quickly.
Number sense
Judging quantities, reading numbers and checking sums.
Attention
Staying focused over time and holding back unwanted responses.
Reading your results
How scores are compared, why uneven profiles are normal and what a profile cannot tell you.
Dyscalculia in adults
Getting tested, telling it apart from math anxiety and what to do after an online check.
Dyscalculia test for adults: how to get tested
What a checklist, a number task and a professional assessment can each tell you, and how to arrange an assessment as an adult.
Dyscalculia vs math anxiety: what is the difference?
How a difficulty with numbers differs from an anxious response to math, and why a quick test cannot separate them.
Signs of dyscalculia in adults: patterns worth discussing
Everyday patterns worth writing down, and how to describe them to a professional.
Can you have dyscalculia and be good at maths?
Why strengths in some areas of math can sit alongside real difficulty with numbers.
What to do after an online dyscalculia screening
How to read the result, what to note down and which questions to bring to a professional.
ADHD in adults
What online tests can tell you, how the signs look in adult life and how adults are diagnosed.
ADHD test for adults: what an online test can tell you
What online questionnaires and tasks can show, what they cannot, and how to judge a test before you take it.
Signs of ADHD in adults: how it shows at work, study and home
How inattention, restlessness and impulsivity tend to look in adult life, and why women are often diagnosed late.
The ASRS ADHD screener explained: six questions and what they mean
The six questions of ASRS Part A, how they are scored and what a positive or negative result means.
After an online ADHD test: how adults are diagnosed
What a clinician looks for, how to get assessed in the US, the UK, Spain and Latin America, and what to bring.
ADHD or something else? Causes that can look alike
Anxiety, low mood, sleep loss, stress and physical causes that can look like ADHD.