Firestorm Druid

So it begins.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • I’ve just been hearing a lot about people who assume they might have ADHD who project their, apparently, “mundane and daily struggles” on a diagnosis when there isn’t any grounds for a diagnosis. At least that’s what I’ve been hearing on social media and have been told by two doctors I’ve spoken to about this. I know doctors quite often are biased and think they know better - future SLT here and I’ve been hearing a lot about “bad apples” - but it just seems to be the norm to assume that it can’t be ADHD when you’re an adult. It would explain a lot of my struggles growing up and my academic achievements growing up but still.

    There’s an ADHD clinic in the nearest bigger city close to me where you could get a diagnosis or at least an appointment to talk about a diagnosis but their waiting list is like 3+ years long - they even stopped picking up the phone for people trying to get an appointment. Not sure where else to go.

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  • I guess it’s to be expected when most content on platforms these days is not entirely new and original but stripped from other places. It is interesting to see reposts on here, though, given that Lemmy’s population is so small. Then again, there’s likely lots of overlap in people’s interests here, considering that Lemmy isn’t as mass-centered as other contemporary social media platforms.