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??

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    11 days ago

    It’s such a hassle, I needed to goto the county I grew up in and change my insurance or some shit to the county I was going to school in, I gave up once that barrier was erected, this was after waiting 3 hours at the behavioural center. I went after dropping out, ended up going to cc, getting reinstated and graduating while mostly unmedicated. (Used my sister’s adderal on days I really needed to get shit done, she got evaluated through her school which had a proper mental healthcare program)

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      Weed and nicotine kinda worked for me I guess, downside is im still addicted, upside is I use it as a reward and can motivate myself to do a lot of stuff id otherwise be too “lazy” to fo