funny thing, I took my test in NZ where it’s cheaper and easier apparently, still cost a couple of thousand $NZ but I was given a bunch of forms to fill in… Found a quiet place to do them in time, read them and filled them in. then realised I’d not read them properly and had to request the forms be resent to complete a second time, this time body doubling with the misses to ensure I’d read and completed them appropriately.
felt like it was part of the test
can you read and fill in these forms by yourself? no, no I can’t…
I got mine done by a clinical psychology master’s student supervised by their professor. It was half the price (and my insurance ended up covering 40%), no GP referral required. If anyone reading this has a college or university near them, check if they have that option. Added bonus is that the students are usually more up to date on current diagnostic criteria compared to someone who has been practicing in the field for a while.
I also get my dental check ups done at the university dental school for the same reason.
I was able to convince my GP to get me a reference after my son was diagnosed. The diagnosis he got was for anything required from school. I got a waiting time of 10 years via the public system or 2 years via the private. My diagnosis could not entitle me for anything else than ‘better know myself’.
It’s not hard to get a test you just need to grow yourself a money tree.
Even if money isn’t an issue, it’s actually really hard (particularly for someone with ADHD symptoms) to take the official test. It’s very Catch-22.
funny thing, I took my test in NZ where it’s cheaper and easier apparently, still cost a couple of thousand $NZ but I was given a bunch of forms to fill in… Found a quiet place to do them in time, read them and filled them in. then realised I’d not read them properly and had to request the forms be resent to complete a second time, this time body doubling with the misses to ensure I’d read and completed them appropriately.
felt like it was part of the test
can you read and fill in these forms by yourself? no, no I can’t…
I have money but its a 3 year wait if you can convince a GP to refer you… so that’s still fun.
Holy shit, 3 years?
My GP was doing a conference, her replacement was literally the person in the entire region in charge of this specific area.
She said “we could do tests, but it would only eventually come across my desk to give the final stamp. You don’t need that. You have ADHD”
I know I got lucky, but… Three years…
I got mine done by a clinical psychology master’s student supervised by their professor. It was half the price (and my insurance ended up covering 40%), no GP referral required. If anyone reading this has a college or university near them, check if they have that option. Added bonus is that the students are usually more up to date on current diagnostic criteria compared to someone who has been practicing in the field for a while.
I also get my dental check ups done at the university dental school for the same reason.
I was able to convince my GP to get me a reference after my son was diagnosed. The diagnosis he got was for anything required from school. I got a waiting time of 10 years via the public system or 2 years via the private. My diagnosis could not entitle me for anything else than ‘better know myself’.
See if you could just focus on your personal needs you’d be able to convince your GP to refer you
Nah, I’ll just take a tiny hit of meth. It will either work or I’ll have the whole place clean. Win win.