For those of you who weren’t diagnosed until adulthood (I’m in my late 40s), what was the diagnosis process like? Are you just given a written test, or does someone evaluate you more thoroughly? Do they try to understand your symptoms, or is it more of a checklist? If anyone has personal stories they’d be willing to share, I’d love to hear them. I’m also just curious about what to expect during the appointment. Who do I make it with? A psychiatrist?

I also wonder if there are other related conditions or learning disabilities that I might have, such as dyslexia. Do I need to be proactive in asking for multiple diagnoses? Or will they be able to evaluate me for anything/everything?

  • AndyGHK@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Oh my GOD, the group setting thing is sooo huge.

    Imagine my SHOCK seeing an ADHD meme that looked like it was from my very own head and life experience just apropos of nothing one day.

    It’s like, imagine seeing a meme like,

    “tfw u are looking for ur glasses but u can’t see anything 5ft away from u”

    and having no concept that people share your inability to see objects at five feet away from them, or that glasses exist as a solution to that problem.