Post #2984308
2026-05-14 13:32 UTC
Does this graph account for the huge lack of available diagnosis?
We've been on waiting lists for YEARS that only grow and grow to get a 2 hour appointment with someone who can diagnose us with ADHD.
It'll never happen, I'm sure. The government would rather not put resources into diagnosis, so they can claim almost nobody has ADHD, and not provide any support or recognition for it.
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@TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-14 14:45
Good lord what country do you live in?
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@BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 2026-05-14 15:22
Two psychiatrists have told me that I almost certainly have ADHD but "we don't prescribe controlled substances" so they weren't going to formally diagnose me. It seems the only place I can get a diagnosis as an adult is private specialty clinics. I'm poor and the two clinics in my area aren't sliding scale (which I can't afford for most clinics anyway) so I just get to sit here with a confirmation of what I've known for years and no way to get it treated, or at the very least, put down on paper