What is an Attention Profile?
Short answer
The Attention Profile is Part 2 of the ADHDFalcon screener: an original, non-clinical self-reflection of 24 statements across six everyday areas, which are Focus, Organization, Time, Getting started, Restlessness, and Pacing. Each area is scored 0 to 100, with an overall Everyday Attention Load. It is descriptive only, has no norms, and is not an ADHD measure or a diagnosis.
The phrase attention profile is used in different ways around the web. On ADHDFalcon it means one specific thing: a short self-reflection we wrote ourselves, which sits after the official screener and helps you describe how six everyday areas affect you.
Two parts, two different jobs
Your Part 1 result, positive screen or below the screening threshold, is always free. Part 2, the Attention Profile, is separate. It is not part of the ASRS, it never changes the official outcome, and it was not adapted from any published questionnaire.
The six areas
| Area | What it reflects |
|---|---|
| Focus | Staying with what you are reading, hearing, or doing |
| Organization | Keeping things, papers, and tasks where you can find them |
| Time | Sensing time, estimating it, and arriving when you meant to |
| Getting started | Beginning tasks, especially dull or hard ones, without outside pressure |
| Restlessness | Physical and mental restlessness, and how easily you can settle |
| Pacing | How quickly words, decisions, and reactions come out compared with how you would like |
How the scores work
There are four statements per area, 24 in total. Each area gets a score from 0 to 100, where a higher number means that area gets in your way more, by your own report. The overall Everyday Attention Load combines the six areas into one number on the same scale. Full area scores and the overall load appear in the optional $7.95 one-time report.
What it is not
- Not a diagnosis, and not evidence for or against ADHD.
- Not a clinical or validated instrument.
- Not compared with anyone else: there are no norms, so a score is not high or low relative to other people.
- Not a measure of how severe anything is.
- Not a replacement for the official screening outcome or for an evaluation.
Why we built it
The official screener gives one outcome. Many people want help describing their everyday experience in more detail, especially before an appointment. The Attention Profile gives you language for that: instead of saying everything is hard, you can say that Time and Getting started trouble you most, while Restlessness rarely does.
Using it well
- Answer for how things usually are, not your best or worst day.
- Look at which areas stand out for you, rather than at any single number.
- Pair each standout area with one or two real examples from your life.
- If you share it with a clinician, describe it as a non-clinical self-reflection.
How it differs from the ASRS questions
The ASRS screener uses its own published questions and response options, scored in an official way that produces one outcome. The Attention Profile uses different wording and a different five-point response scale on purpose, so the two never blur together. Its statements were written by ADHDFalcon and are not drawn from the ASRS or any other published questionnaire.
Because it has no norms, the most meaningful comparison is with yourself: which areas stand out relative to your other areas, and whether that pattern matches your own sense of daily life. If a score surprises you, that is worth thinking about too. It may point to an area you had not considered, or to a statement you read differently from how it was meant.
A starting point for your next step.
Start the free screener: Part 1 gives you the official ASRS outcome, and Part 2 walks you through the Attention Profile statements.Frequently asked questions
Is the Attention Profile part of the ASRS?
No. It is an original ADHDFalcon self-reflection that comes after the official ASRS v1.1 screener. It never changes the official screening outcome.
Can the Attention Profile tell me whether ADHD is involved?
No. It is descriptive only, has no norms, and is not an ADHD measure. It can help you describe which everyday areas trouble you, which is useful to bring to a clinician.
What does a high Everyday Attention Load mean?
It means that, by your own report, the six everyday areas together get in your way a lot. It does not compare you with other people and does not indicate a condition or its severity.
Do I have to pay to see my results?
Your official ASRS outcome is always free. The full Attention Profile area scores and overall load are part of the optional $7.95 one-time report.
Sources
Source check: 2026-10-28. No medical review has occurred.
Published 2026-10-28. Factual source check: ADHDFalcon editorial team, factual source check, 2026-10-28. No medical review has occurred.