“Don’t forget to return the questionnaire with ambiguous questions and the documentation you need to gather at three separate places by calling a dozen disparate people by the end of next week”
You start to wonder whether it’s an elaborate play to keep dx numbers down.
Earth sucks but all the logistical headaches magically disappeared once I got great insurance from an employer.
Edit for clarity my point wasn’t “get insurance lol” it was "magically, when you.have good insurance, all the bullshit referrals wait times, and runaround evaporate. They see you quickly, diagnose transparently and prescribe promptly.
The out of pocket cost at one of the most prestigious centers where I live, with Johns Hopkins centers being a “competitor”, is $500 dollars for a consultation and assessment.
As a parent “special ed” is not where my child went when diagnosed.
Accommodation is the preferred approach in education instead of specialized classes. In fact the federal government provides grants to schools and all you need to do is fill out the appropriate paperwork. Most schools will actively help you with this process because it benefits the school as well.
Your hyperbole does not actually tell the real story.
Our healthcare system is fucked, mental health isn’t prioritized, but there are options.
The story changes drastically if you live somewhere rural.
Your rant was just straight up not true though, it was however indicative of the “it’s too hard to even try” mindset many of us have with adhd.
You can do better for yourself.
What annoyes me more that the doubters are the clinics which wanna force you doing a therapy. But all you were asking for is a diagnosis.
Its not a great look if the only treatment you accept is the stimulant and everything else “doesn’t work”.
Its alwas stressed that ADHD treatment needs to be multimodal even tho its sort of bullshit (meds are really all you get, you’re sort of on your own for therapy and lifeskills stuff. There’s no ADHD store or doctor thats gonna take you under their mentorship). That what podcasts are for heh
I would say don’t thumb your nose at it but don’t accept only that as treatment. Meds are a keystone to helping mediate your abillity to actually implement everything into your routine
I waited 7 months for my first appointment for screening, then another month for an in person assessment that took 3 hours. It’s been almost 2 months since then and no response except for the $1000 bill. I’m about to call a lawyer (if I can ever get around to it…)
