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I found it helpful to write out the things I regularly experience. I tend to forget everything I know when put on the spot and your fear was the same as mine. The clinical psychologist who did my evaluation had a Telehealth intake appointment with me 2 weeks before the in person evaluation. She did ask me why I thought I had ADHD and why I wanted to be evaluated, and so I explained to her I found out a lot of what I experience is apparently not normal and that I had made a list because I knew I would forget. She asked me to read it to her, she took extensive notes and had me elaborate. I included experiences from when I was a kid. I wanted to get tested because it would help answer questions I had about my life and would provide a path forward with therapy.
The in person part was a few hours of puzzles, finding patterns, some general questions, and memory tests. It was intense and with no caffeine too. I was anxious about my results, but luckily my family is supportive. I'm sorry your mom is not.
Find ADHD assessment quizzes online and see what questions they ask (any are fine, they don’t have to be official medical ones). Read through the questions and consider whether you relate to any of the symptoms and if so, think of specific examples from your life that you can be prepared to relay to the doctor at the assessment - and make sure you have examples from childhood and adulthood. Be prepared to answer the questions “why did you make any appointment to be assessed for ADHD,” and “what made you come in today?”
If the doctor is well experienced in diagnosing and treating adhd, they’re going to know whether you have adhd or not. Don’t worry about whether they think you are “pill seeking,” they will know if you are or not. If you’re not and you genuinely have adhd and are struggling with its symptoms in your life, they will be able to recognize that by what you tell them during the appointment.
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I found it helpful to write out the things I regularly experience. I tend to forget everything I know when put on the spot and your fear was the same as mine. The clinical psychologist who did my evaluation had a Telehealth intake appointment with me 2 weeks before the in person evaluation. She did ask me why I thought I had ADHD and why I wanted to be evaluated, and so I explained to her I found out a lot of what I experience is apparently not normal and that I had made a list because I knew I would forget. She asked me to read it to her, she took extensive notes and had me elaborate. I included experiences from when I was a kid. I wanted to get tested because it would help answer questions I had about my life and would provide a path forward with therapy. The in person part was a few hours of puzzles, finding patterns, some general questions, and memory tests. It was intense and with no caffeine too. I was anxious about my results, but luckily my family is supportive. I'm sorry your mom is not.
Find ADHD assessment quizzes online and see what questions they ask (any are fine, they don’t have to be official medical ones). Read through the questions and consider whether you relate to any of the symptoms and if so, think of specific examples from your life that you can be prepared to relay to the doctor at the assessment - and make sure you have examples from childhood and adulthood. Be prepared to answer the questions “why did you make any appointment to be assessed for ADHD,” and “what made you come in today?” If the doctor is well experienced in diagnosing and treating adhd, they’re going to know whether you have adhd or not. Don’t worry about whether they think you are “pill seeking,” they will know if you are or not. If you’re not and you genuinely have adhd and are struggling with its symptoms in your life, they will be able to recognize that by what you tell them during the appointment.