ADHD assessment coming up, what should I expect?

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My mum won’t be able to sit with me because she struggles a lot with English and my partner knows me well enough to explain some of my symptoms… so he’s gonna sit with me. I am nervous and don’t know what to expect.

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Are you hoping for a positive ADHD diagnosis?

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I don’t know if I have ADHD , but my assessment report suggested I might have it. so I’m a little positive I do. If I do I guess there’s treatments I can consider.

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How long did you have to wait for till you could finally be assessed? I hear the waiting list is like 4+ years now. I’ve been advised to get an assessment also.

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I have been waiting since May so will be 5 months. But I went via RTC. So it’s quicker.

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Sorry what’s RTC? is that through NHS?

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If you’re in England you can go through right to choose. It means the NHS will pay for you to get an assessment through a private healthcare provider… You just do your research on private clinics who accept rtc , call up the provider of choice and ask how long the wait is. Follow the instructions on their website to get referred by your GP.

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If you want a list of providers I can let you know the clinics I’m aware of . Let me know.

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That would be lovely if you could let me know of the providers, thank you. I recently had an autism assessment that concluded that I wasn’t autistic but I may have adhd, so I just want to get that out of the way.

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Good luck on your assessment btw :+1:t2:

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https://www.memorialmedicalcentre.co.uk/services/adhd-asd-assessment-right-to-choose/

Check this link for providers. I went via a different one that’s not on this list called Problem Shared

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Thank you. I also got assessed for autism at clinical partners but didn’t use them for ADHD cos they don’t offer meds.

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Thanks so much!

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