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Official diagnostic tests? (lemmy.myserv.one)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want get myself an official diagnosis on ADHD and an answer regarding whether I'm autistic.

Typically, a "10 minute test" takes me several hours. I spend a great deal of time contemplating the questions, filled with indecision. So I want to fill out the test before I even get to the psychologist's office.

Which is why I plugged "official ADHD test" into a search engine, and got overwhelmed by the choices. And my main questions are:

do some websites offer a test they inaccurately describe as the official test? (If so, do those show up high on search results?)
do some websites offer the official test... and also augment the test with extra resources that help a cripplingly indecisive person answer more efficiently? (That would save me time.)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

that indecisiveness would be taken into account in a professional screening

These words have been helpful to me. I kind of stopped worrying about it after reading this, and just started focusing on getting myself a referral and appointment. It's ridiculously slow getting any kind of appointment through my healthcare provider (and I still haven't seen them yet) but I appreciate not having to worry about "should I be preparing for this?" in the interim.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I am glad that helped. But yes it also took quite a bit of time for my own assessment (months) just hang in there and hopefully youll get some answers and whatever support you need.