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Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

I'm just sick of being unmedicated because there's always a shortage of medicine or my insurance wants to be a fuck nugget. I can't even function properly without mine and have severe anxiety over losing my job because of this shit. Fuck American healthcare, fuck insurance companies.