I got diagnosed with it a couple of years back. I knew I had it, but I wasn’t diagnosed.
The evaluation is simple. They gave me a questionnaire with ‘have you ever’ questions. You rank them (think “a lot”, “often”, “sometimes“, “no”). Then they score based on that.
And let me tell you, filling that out made me start crying. All the shit I had put my mom through while growing up, school, college, etc.
But hey, I got the diagnosis. I have meds I can take if I need them. I currently don’t do it everyday because I simply don’t have to for what I do day to day. But if I’m working on something that requires me to hold regular hours at work or on some projects that are more conceptual, I have to.
All this to say, the test is simple and pretty quick. If you are curious, you could take it.
> All this to say, the test is simple and pretty quick.
Just to curb peoples expectations a bit, I started the process of getting diagnosed about two years ago, got the diagnosis less than a year ago, and I'm having the first meeting with a doctor who can actually prescribe meds next week. No part of it has been simple or quick. So I guess YMMV.
I’m actually near a big university and I’ve heard it’s hard to get diagnosed here. I however don’t attend the university so the doctors I went to are outside.
The evaluation is simple. They gave me a questionnaire with ‘have you ever’ questions. You rank them (think “a lot”, “often”, “sometimes“, “no”). Then they score based on that.
And let me tell you, filling that out made me start crying. All the shit I had put my mom through while growing up, school, college, etc.
But hey, I got the diagnosis. I have meds I can take if I need them. I currently don’t do it everyday because I simply don’t have to for what I do day to day. But if I’m working on something that requires me to hold regular hours at work or on some projects that are more conceptual, I have to.
All this to say, the test is simple and pretty quick. If you are curious, you could take it.