Structured SuccessCall me crazy, but I think ADHD assessment and treatment for ADHD should be ADHD-friendly.
You shouldn't need good executive function to access ADHD assessment and treatment. And the fact that you do shows who's designing these systems
Dio9sys@structuredsucc I will be forever grateful to the doctor I went to who, when I said I need to get back on ADHD meds, gave me a form to fill out, asked if I had highschool records "but it's okay if you don't, I know that's a sensitive thing for trans people" and believed me when I described what I was going through.
All that in contrast to the other doctors I had who, even when they had my full medical history including my past ADHD prescription, would refuse to listen to me when I said I needed to get back on my meds because "you seem to be doing pretty well so far, and you've got anxiety and won't the ADHD make that worse?"
mpark@Dio9sys @structuredsucc That last doctor's a moron. The way I immediately knew I was on the right meds is that a stimulant was making me calmer.
Я⊛ḶḶ model ☭@mpark @Dio9sys @structuredsucc
hear! hear!
Honestly, having a doctor that is willing to actually listen is the dream.
I know that I'm not always right about what's going on with my body, but listening to "something's wrong with this" and trusting that something is in fact wrong and working together to figure it out and maybe make it better is what doctors should be doing imo.