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Any bros here with adhd that didn’t pursue a diagnosis until after medically transitioning? I’ve been waiting to do things one at a time and lwk something might be going on in the noggin
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Anonymous 2w

Well my biggest advice is to just not get a diagnosis if you don’t need it. Especially right now, where the gov is trying to track those things And also, if you already made it through school, there’s little gain in a diagnosis, at this point you know how your brain works, and you’ve been functioning with it for a while now, and I’d just work with that tbh

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Anonymous 2w

if you need a diagnosis i think you should get it with a diagnosis youll have access to medications that will help you a lot and make things easier theyve def helped me function with day to day tasks

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

^^this, plus the process of getting an official diagnosis is generally a hassle and also expensive for absolutely no reason, if youre at a point where you dont have any use for academic accommodation then theres not a lot for you to do with the diagnosis unless you want to get medication for it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I was thinking about the tracking part but I’ve been struggling with school for a good while now, especially focusing. Ik how my brain works, I just can’t get it to do what I want 😭

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

Yeah, I get it, but unfortunately as an adult it’s not an easy process. I went through much of it after I turned 18 (my parents wouldn’t let me go through it as a minor) I didn’t get fully diagnosed because I didn’t want that on my record, but even just to get a “you *probably* have ADHD” took several months, a full diagnosis can take over a year, especially to get medication (which I didn’t want either)

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 2w

I’m working with Medicaid, so it’s just the wait that’ll be fucking me

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

That really depends on where you go to get diagnosed. I went specialist route with Medicaid, got in sure fast and got my diagnosis report within a month. I did it to access meds, because the add-on of long covid GREATLY exacerbated my symptoms. Meds are worth the process for me. I don’t even have strong scripts, but the quality of life they provide has been life changing.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

Cali 😛

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

I’m also in Cali, not on Medicaid but still was an extremely long process, they don’t just like to hand out Ritalin to adults, they tend to be more willing as a kid because they believe that that’s when most of the cases are caught and need treating, so adults with ADHD are a lower priority

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