How do they expect people who are suspected of having ADHD to do all this paperwork for the assessment?? it’s like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words!!! WHO DECIDED THIS??
How do they expect people who are suspected of having ADHD to do all this paperwork for the assessment?? it’s like Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words!!! WHO DECIDED THIS??
the public health system in my state doesn’t touch ADHD or ASD assessments AT ALL, from what I’ve been told. I asked about getting an ADHD assessment done when I was with the public mental health clinic i was with, and they said i’d need to get it done privately.
The other thing i was gonna mention is miss the first contact or appointment by a few weeks or months. Like, before they set the appointment, let the referral sit for a while even tho they contacted you and try to reestablish contact in that delayed sense
It will help make your point and ease them a bit in terms of you not being 100% on the bloodhound focused trail for adderall
I feel like if you got a referral to a psych, they should be able to do it. Have you asked specificaly for a psych referral as opposed to an “ADHD Assesment”? ADHD assessment seems like a commercial product, whereas a psych referral does the same thing but its not some otc product getting sold like many ADHD Diagnosis/Assessment services (a non-zero sectiob of which are apmost certainly not a medical diagnosis that opens door for meds)
Remember, you dont give a shit about a piece of paper saying you completed the Mayo clinics 10 minute ADHD assesment or whoevers 24 hour assessment, you care about
Those are the things to keep in mind
Also keep in mind its probably not gonna happen in one session? I think had 2-3 appointments before I got setup with Concerta 18mg and between appointments 2-3 I had to keep a bipolar daily mood log ratings to rule out bipolar (hypo)mania periods cuz i mentioned sometimes I get in productivity cycles
yes, I have seen both a public psychiatrist and a public psychologist, and they both said that the public system won’t touch it. I was seeing both, and they both said that i’d need to see a private psychiatrist to get it done.
Where do you live? Thats crazy bro and also crazy backwards. So only the rich can get stimulants, basically?
Yup. I’m in Australia. That’s as close as I will say. But yeah, it’s pretty dumb. I mean, last j checked adhd was a mental health condition, and public hospitals, among other things, deal with mental health disorders
Its weird thats never been challenged in court.
You should consider filing a legal case, see if theres anything like ADHD patients rights groups or something pharmaceus underwrite and fund because they help furthet the pharms agendi
Maybe ask on the australian adhd reddit and see if thats always the case or theres some trick you werent aware of