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Anyone here "quiet" ADHD? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADHD. I tried to get an evaluation on the recommendation of my therapist once and all they did was offer me meds directly.

I can totally relate to the quiet variant, I'm very nonverbal and always lost in thought. But when it comes time to speak I usually only have a couple words to say. I'm only ever talkative through text when I have time to organize thoughts.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Are you in the US? And if so did your therapist offer to give you a screener? It's a self-evaluation that you can do, then you try meds and if the meds are effective you probably have ADHD. I wasn't given any kind of initial evaluation beyond that. And also there are three main presentations of ADHD - inattentive (lost in thought), hyperactive-impulsive (what the media focused on), and combined. Each individual's presentation will be unique though.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I am in the US and my therapist didn't offer any screening but gave a referral, which basically amounted to a doctor coming in and asking why I thought I had ADHD (to which I answered several reasons including scattered thoughts) to which the response was: "you think you have ADHD because you're forgetful?" And that tbh made me feel pretty defeated. They offered a prescription and I said no and that was that :/

I have actually had medication once without any medical guidance when I was a kid in middle school (maybe 7 or 8 years prior to therapy when I found a loose concerta pill) and I did all my homework that day. I remember being blown away by how I was able to focus, and the problems seemed so much more satisfying to do. Medication probably would help me a lot but I was raised by psychiatrist parents who distrust psychiatric medication and kind of brainwashed us to not get any diagnoses or medication so it's kind of hard to get over the fear that they've instilled in us even though I've already tried it and nothing bad happened. I definitely resent them for that

[-] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

https://add.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/adhd-questionnaire-ASRS111.pdf ask if a LCSW (most licensed therapists) or really any mental health provider will proctor this for you. Don't read it before they give it to you or it will skew your answers. This is what I was given before being offered medicine. Then when I responded well to the medication my psychiatrist was like "yeah you probably have ADHD. lets see how you do on the meds". Good luck.

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