Failure to Launch · Free Quiz
Is your young adult failing to launch?
Twelve quick questions, about two minutes — answer honestly and I’ll show you where things stand and what I’d suggest as a next step. This isn’t a diagnosis; it’s a clear-eyed starting point for a parent who isn’t sure anymore.
Failure to launch is the pattern where a teen or young adult gets stuck moving into adulthood — not working, not in school, withdrawn from friends, and heavily dependent on their parents — well past the age you'd expect. It isn't laziness or a diagnosis; it's usually a mix of low confidence, anxiety, and skills the world stopped teaching, and it responds well to the right kind of structured help.
There's no official clinical test — failure to launch isn't a diagnosis in the DSM. What I offer instead is this free, 12-question self-assessment: a quick, non-diagnostic way for parents to see how strongly the common signs are showing up and get a tailored next step. For an actual diagnosis of an underlying condition, only a doctor or licensed clinician can make that call.