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Well I finally did it. Updated* (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by P00ptart@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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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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[–] SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

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?

Sub categories are an area of active research. Afaik there are hints there might be some. The broadest sub-categories would be the hyperactive type, the inattentive type and the combined type.

But I wouldn't overemphasize the categories. It's a spectrum of symptoms. Which doesn't mean a linear spectrum of severity but rather a bouquet of symptoms, that fit on the spectrum. If you picked enough of these, you have ADHD. Depending on which ones exactly you picked you could be classified in some category, but your own bouquet is an individual thing.

So I think it's best to take a categorization as a guideline to learn in which areas you struggle most, which can be useful to target those in therapy/coaching. But don't miss the other aspects of your individual bouquet over that broader categorization.