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After years of wondering, going back and forth, and putting it off, I've finally got an appointment set up to get evaluated. I set the appointment about two weeks ago and it's tomorrow, I even did all the paperwork already! Is there anything I should know, or consider going in?

Update: Well I got a diagnosis. I have ADHD, and he's sending his recommendation med to my PCP. It's weird that it has to go through them, right? I figured a therapist could prescribe meds. Also he added that I have "highly impulsive" ADHD. Is it normal to add the qualifier? I mean, he's not wrong, but are there categories?

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[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

My wife described part of the test as:

Doc: do you struggle with {simple task}?

Pt: No, not at all because I have {overly complicated system} that makes {simple task} easy for me! {explains in great detail}

Doc: congratulations, you have ADHD

[–] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

P00ptart for every question that you want to answer "no, because ", instead answer "yes, which is why I have to just to manage".

[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My version:

Doc: do you struggle with

Pt: No, not at all because I have

Doc: congratulations, you do not have ADHD, have you tried setting phone reminders?

[–] polariscap@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

Omg me too. How many times docs/counselors asked me if I’ve “ever” tried to make a to-do list. I could fill six appointments describing only which “to-do” systems I’ve tried/built just in 2026 (never mind the previous 2-3 decades).

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

everything inside the angle brackets is not displaying for me, just FYI

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Me and my 4 nested to do list system both agree.