Pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADHD. I tried to get an evaluation on the recommendation of my therapist once and all they did was offer me meds directly.

I can totally relate to the quiet variant, I'm very nonverbal and always lost in thought. But when it comes time to speak I usually only have a couple words to say. I'm only ever talkative through text when I have time to organize thoughts.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

Are you in the US? And if so did your therapist offer to give you a screener? It's a self-evaluation that you can do, then you try meds and if the meds are effective you probably have ADHD. I wasn't given any kind of initial evaluation beyond that. And also there are three main presentations of ADHD - inattentive (lost in thought), hyperactive-impulsive (what the media focused on), and combined. Each individual's presentation will be unique though.

[–] kingpoiuy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I spent 2k on a test for my daughter and they just simply said "nope, she's fine. But she might need some counseling on how to get work done more efficiently." I'm old school ADD diagnosed and I can absolutely tell she has it.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 1 day ago

Damn, that sucks. Yeah it was called ADD when I was diagnosed as well. It's all just ADHD now, but there are different presentations as I mentioned above. Also you can have ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder together now, which wasn't in the DSM prior to like 2014.

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