ADHD

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A casual community for people with ADHD

Values:

Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

Rules:

No abusive, derogatory, or offensive post/comments.
No porn, gore, spam, or advertisements allowed.
Do not request for donations.
Do not link to other social media or paywalled content.
Do not gatekeep or diagnose.
Mark NSFW content accordingly.
No racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, or ageism.
Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

Encouraged:

Funny memes.
Welcoming and accepting attitudes.
Questions on confusing situations.
Seeking and sharing support.
Engagement in our values.

Relevant Lemmy communities:

Neurodivergent Life Hacks

lemmy.world/c/adhd will happily promote other ND communities as long as said communities demonstrate that they share our values.

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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi. I have been wondering how to get an assessment for neurodivergence as I seem to struggle with some day-to-day things. I seem to relate to a lot of memes from the adhd and autism communities. I also seem to have a good amount of traits that overlap with autism and adhd.

How did you get your diagnosis? Do you have any advice regarding obtaining an assessment?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, as a first step I would recommend not putting it off for 20 years, but if you have ADHD well... good luck.

For me (diagnosed 3 days ago), I booked in with a psych and waited the 4 months until I had my appointment.

During that time I tried to note down the things I struggled with because I knew I would forget everything when I got to the appointment. Then just explaining the issues I have while there, and voila.

I pick up meds later today and tomorrow I'm going to pick up that guitar again and bloody stick with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I also recommend writing down symptoms - For me it varies a lot from day to day and it can be difficult to remember what the more extreme symptoms are like when I'm not experiencing them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I should have written more.

Oh well, I am keeping a vague journal now of improvements / progress.

I have noticed that the music that plays in my head constantly is a higher bitrate now. I have Backstreet Boys 'Tell me why' playing with perfect clarity.