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Post by Kathymel on Feb 17, 2013 23:18:56 GMT
Shotaway mentioned the Focus Monitor app in another thread and got me curious so I downloaded it and had a go. It's REALLY hard. It made me wonder what the average scores would be for people with and without ADHD. Anyone fancy having a go and posting their scores on here? Apparently people's focus changes depending on their environment and the time of day, so it would be interesting to do a few tests at different times and compare them. It would also be good to see what difference drugs make to the score for those of you who have drug free days. If you can get non-ADDers to play and post their scores here that would make for a good comparison, too. My first go was in a darkened room with zero distractions in the late afternoon with (I thought) full focus - score = 20% It can be downloaded from here: itunes.apple.com/gb/app/focus-monitor/id465182841?mt=8I look forward to reading other people's results. x
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Post by shotaway on Feb 17, 2013 23:37:38 GMT
Hi Kathymel My brother and his wife (both non ADHD) scored 96% Lol my brother hated it that she got the same score as him. He's soo competitive ...and you know my scores !
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Post by Kathymel on Feb 17, 2013 23:43:10 GMT
96%?! I'm gobsmacked.
I wondered if age was a factor, too. You have to tap the screen so fast after the no. appears, it just seemed impossible to be able to register what the no. was and decide whether to tap or not before the next one appeared. I was hoping I could partly blame my age. How old are they?
I can't get over 96%.
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Post by li0nberries on Feb 17, 2013 23:51:07 GMT
That is absolutely infuriating!!! Grrr 8% and for anyone that's crap at reading instructions like me, you only tap the nos not the xs.
WARNING May make you homicidal especially if disturbed during the torture process!
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Post by Kathymel on Feb 17, 2013 23:55:42 GMT
That made me laugh. I sounded like I had Tourettes when I was doing it! x
The first time I did it, it said I hadn't tapped enough numbers to be able to score me. I hadn't realised how quickly you have to tap when you see the numbers.
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Post by li0nberries on Feb 18, 2013 0:06:49 GMT
96%? I'm sure shotaways relations are beautiful people but cummon.... How little do u have to have in ur head to get that score?
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Post by shotaway on Feb 18, 2013 0:14:59 GMT
Lol Li0nberries , my bro couldn't believe I got 8% - he said "what's wrong with you?" Even his daughters aged 9 and 11 got about 30% - sorry to infuriate people though on the plus side it does seem to separate the ADHDer from the nons quite reliably??
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Post by li0nberries on Feb 18, 2013 0:22:30 GMT
It's cool. I'm going to get my partner to do it next time he has less than a 12 hr shift. You can bet any money I'll end up well p'd off with him but for some masochistic reason I need too? Also going to get my eldest to do it, cause I recon he's got add but he's really academically intelligent ( no common sense, or people skills though, ), and hates anything he's not great at, so he can sulk with me. It'll be like a bonding thing :-)
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Post by nasir on Feb 18, 2013 1:21:05 GMT
8%. Frustrating game. Can't force myself to do it again, it will only go down to be honest.
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Post by shotaway on Feb 18, 2013 1:28:49 GMT
Well good to know I have made you all so happy ;D bet you are glad I came......
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Post by sammiejuk on Feb 18, 2013 9:31:59 GMT
omg only 8% lol I was getting annoyed at myself too as even though in my head I was saying don't tap the 3's I don't think there was a single one I didn't tap lol
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Post by Kathymel on Feb 18, 2013 10:21:37 GMT
Same here, Sammie. I was going, 'No 3s, no 3s, no 3s ... ARSE!'
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Post by mighty on Feb 18, 2013 11:32:39 GMT
I don't like this game Gonna try again later.. Didn't realise you had to avoid 3's til about half way through, thought it meant just strings of 3 numbers.. which never came up. When that clicked I kept hitting 3's still.. But still.. 8%.. wtf.
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Post by mighty on Feb 18, 2013 11:42:17 GMT
20% Anyone tried focus trainer yet? Looks good if it helps how it claims to
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Post by shotaway on Feb 18, 2013 11:45:46 GMT
Kathymel my brother and wife are late thirties. I'm early thirties. He was interrupted by a visitor arriving half way through the test and still got 96 % the b******d! LOL and he was not happy with the score. He was gutted it wasn't 100%. His wife got the same score then stood waving the phone in his face knowing it would wind him up!
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Post by spok on Feb 18, 2013 12:42:38 GMT
Argh why is this not available on the pc? Grr.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2013 13:02:23 GMT
I don't know if it's the same app on android, but I had a go anyway.
I needed a wee (surprise surprise) and my medication was coming towards the end of it's cycle. The Television was on, and I had the laptop on too. (fair amount of distractions)
Your attention score:
72% out of 100%
I know for a fact I hit at least 5 number 3s. This app isn't so good. I just tapped the screen fast, and anticipated some of the number 3s.
I know I was quite innatentive, as I drifted off a couple of times during the test.
John
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2013 13:39:50 GMT
I just had another go, but this time I just tapped the screen on every number and got 8%
Maybe that is the lowest score possible?
John.
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Post by shotaway on Feb 18, 2013 13:50:56 GMT
Hi John , I have got 0% twice (since starting meds - eh??)
Also tried to trick the app by not responding at all (it just closed down) and by tapping randomly - it said there were not enough responses to score.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2013 14:41:24 GMT
Maybe I deserve the 8% by being focused enough to hit the screen 225 times then John
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2013 12:31:12 GMT
Same here, Sammie. I was going, 'No 3s, no 3s, no 3s ... ARSE!' HaaahahahahahaFAIl 8%. 'No 3s, no 3s, no 3s, BUGGER!'
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2013 12:32:49 GMT
I don't think 8% is the lowest score possible, btw, because I did miss a couple of 3s out of sheer boredom...
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Post by li0nberries on Feb 24, 2013 18:24:50 GMT
My partners just shown me a way of doing it that really helps me, ( although judging by his laughing it makes me look like a pillock,).
You hold your finger far back, say the number out loud and then tap the screen. KEEP YOUR FINGER RIGHT BACK. It doesn't matter if you hit it after the numbers gone and the x is on the screen.
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Post by Kathymel on Feb 24, 2013 21:23:33 GMT
So what's your top score now, Lionberries? I managed to get a meteoric 36% by using a similar method - hunched over my ipod, glaring at the screen and talking aloud to myself.
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Post by li0nberries on Feb 24, 2013 21:29:34 GMT
64% :-)
( may have had my hand grabbed a couple of times by partner ) but hey :-)
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Post by shotaway on Mar 1, 2013 16:08:39 GMT
so got to try that method of talking out loud while doing it...!
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Post by shotaway on Mar 1, 2013 16:09:31 GMT
...HA! I mean focus monitor when I say 'it' Lol
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