For those of you who weren’t diagnosed until adulthood (I’m in my late 40s), what was the diagnosis process like? Are you just given a written test, or does someone evaluate you more thoroughly? Do they try to understand your symptoms, or is it more of a checklist? If anyone has personal stories they’d be willing to share, I’d love to hear them. I’m also just curious about what to expect during the appointment. Who do I make it with? A psychiatrist?
I also wonder if there are other related conditions or learning disabilities that I might have, such as dyslexia. Do I need to be proactive in asking for multiple diagnoses? Or will they be able to evaluate me for anything/everything?
Thanks for this. Getting to the point where I’m going to give up on the VA. The freeness of the VA care is nice. I have tricare for life so I may as well try to utilize that and see if I can get an outside source to make an opinion. I strongly believe I have ADHD, but no one will listen. I can tell they look at me like I’m some drug seeker. I could see if my history pointed to that; but it’s like they don’t even consider my past in fixing my future.