ADHD

9488 readers

4 users here now

A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

How did you get diagnosed? (reddthat.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Hi. I have been wondering how to get an assessment for neurodivergence as I seem to struggle with some day-to-day things. I seem to relate to a lot of memes from the adhd and autism communities. I also seem to have a good amount of traits that overlap with autism and adhd.

How did you get your diagnosis? Do you have any advice regarding obtaining an assessment?

top 5 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Well, as a first step I would recommend not putting it off for 20 years, but if you have ADHD well... good luck.

For me (diagnosed 3 days ago), I booked in with a psych and waited the 4 months until I had my appointment.

During that time I tried to note down the things I struggled with because I knew I would forget everything when I got to the appointment. Then just explaining the issues I have while there, and voila.

I pick up meds later today and tomorrow I'm going to pick up that guitar again and bloody stick with it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ask Family Dr for referral to psychiatrist. 1.5. Wait a while to set appointment
See psychiatrist
Follow the process and receive professional diagnosis that will hold up and is officially recognized
Do not spend a penny of your own money in the process. It is or should all be covered.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Point 4 is highly dependent on where you live

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Point 4 is more to bring awareness to folks that having to pay for a private paychologist or "diagnosis program" out of pocket is an abhorrent bottleneck that doesn't actually have to be the case. It might take a bit longer but its worth getting it done and over with through a psychiatrist, particularly given the fact that medication is one of the foundational resources to facillitate treatment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Again, that depends on the country you live in. In some countries it's as easy as seeing the family GP and then being prescribed meds. But you will pay a doc consultation fee. In some countries medical insurance is optional and you will pay for any consultation. In some countries there is free health care for all but it comes with a long waiting period. In some countries ADHD is not even recognized as a treatable condition.