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this post was submitted on 10 Jun 2025
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FINALLY getting my ADHD assessment. It's long overdue, and it's pretty obvious I have it. Now I will get assessed and finally get some meds to help.
Here's hoping they help! I waited until just last year to get diagnosed at the ripe ol' age of 36. It took a whole to get the right meds figured out, but they're helping a ton. They also have the side effect of severely reducing some chronic pain I had.
I will say that I kinda had to convince my psych that I actually had ADHD despite it being super obvious to all my friends. I scored too "well" on a computer aided test (oops, all video games). The thing that convinced her was making a spreadsheet of all the symptoms if both types and making a tick for each day they adversely impacted my ability to get stuff done.
That’s a great idea with the spreadsheet. I might do that too. I wrote an essay detailing all my symptoms and how they affect me, but I do indeed like your method too. Thanks for the advice :)
My wife also made a spreadsheet detailing her symptoms before her assessment (which was with a GP, not a mental health professional). Apparently the mere existence of the document was sufficient to earn her a diagnosis.