Good lord what country do you live in?
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obinice@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
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.
TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I’m sure we can guess
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
The United Dumpsterfires Of America?
oatscoop@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
In the USA, got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed meds. Start to finish took 3 weeks. I have good insurance and live in a civilized part of the country – the difference between states (and even parts of states) when it comes to healthcare is stark.
We had to move one of my elderly, infirm aunts to Michigan because the Texas healthcare system is a bad joke if you’re on public aid. She almost certainly would be dead if she stayed.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve also heard that Canada has long waiting times to get diagnosed.
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Two psychiatrists have told me that I almost certainly have ADHD but “we don’t diagnose 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