ADHD Masking Screener — AAMM

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Take this screener if…

• You suspect you've been hiding or suppressing your ADHD traits to appear more "normal" or capable.

• You feel chronically exhausted after social interactions, work, or everyday demands — more than others seem to.

• You push yourself to perfectionist standards, over-prepare, or take on too much to avoid being perceived as struggling.

• You rely heavily on lists, systems, or checking behaviors just to keep up — and it's wearing you down.

• You suppress physical energy, emotion, or natural behaviors in public, then feel depleted in private.
   

This 28-question screener explores how frequently you engage in masking behaviors related to ADHD. Higher scores indicate more intensive masking across more areas of your life.

28 Questions
 

Who It’s For:
Adults who wonder whether their exhaustion, perfectionism, or social fatigue might be connected to ADHD masking — including those already diagnosed and those who are still exploring.

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Duration:
Approximately 5 minutes
 

What It Measures:

The AAMM is a comprehensive masking profile that captures how frequently you engage in camouflaging behaviors across 7 key areas:
 

• Emotional Suppression

• Social Camouflaging

• Compensatory Organization

• Overcompensation & Perfectionism

• Physical Masking

• Time Anxiety

• Attention & Apology
   

Understanding Your Score

Total Score Range: 0–112

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• 0–22 — Very Low: Your responses suggest you engage in very few ADHD masking behaviors. You likely feel comfortable expressing your natural tendencies in most situations.

• 23–44 — Low: You rarely engage in masking behaviors. While you may occasionally adjust how you show up, it's not a dominant pattern in your life.

• 45–67 — Moderate: You occasionally mask ADHD traits. You may be putting moderate effort into appearing neurotypical, which can contribute to fatigue over time.

• 68–89 — High: You frequently mask ADHD traits. This level of camouflaging often leads to burnout, anxiety, and difficulty knowing your authentic self.

• 90–112 — Very High: You engage in very frequent masking across multiple areas. This intensity of camouflaging is strongly associated with exhaustion, anxiety, depression, and identity confusion.
   

Understanding Your Masking Profile

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Your results don't just give you a total score — they show you a detailed breakdown across 7 subscales, so you can see exactly where your masking energy is going and what it may be costing you.
 

Each subscale is scored independently:
 

• 💔 Emotional Suppression — How often you hide or hold back strong feelings

• 🎭 Social Camouflaging — How much effort you put into monitoring and adjusting your behavior around others

• 🗂️ Compensatory Organization — How heavily you rely on systems, lists, and checking to compensate for executive function challenges

• 🏆 Overcompensation & Perfectionism — How often you push past your limits to prove your capability

• ⚡ Physical Masking — How frequently you suppress movement, energy, or stimming behaviors

• ⏰ Time Anxiety — How much anxiety around punctuality and appointments affects your daily life

• 🙏 Attention & Apology — How often focus difficulties lead to excessive apologizing and negative self-perception
   

What Masking Can Cost You
 

Masking is not a character flaw or a choice — it's a survival strategy. But sustained masking at high levels is strongly linked to burnout, anxiety, depression, and a profound disconnection from your authentic self.
 

If your score is high, you're not broken — you're working harder than most people realize just to get through each day. Your score is a signal, not a sentence.
 

Understanding your masking profile is often the first step toward building a life that fits your neurotype, rather than one that requires you to constantly hide it

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