I ended up saving up and paying to go private. Turns out I am really ADHD, I tick all the boxes child and adult, which the Ed Psych at University had indicated in 2008 when Adult ADHD didn’t exist according to the NHS, so it wasn’t a surprise or wasted money. I just couldn’t wait 5 years on the NHS waiting list. Now I’ve hit another hurdle: I can’t be medicated with ADHD meds because I’m prone to serotonin syndrome but the same clinic still won’t see me (I’m on the waiting list) so all my GP can do for now as a woman in her 40s is give me HRT. Oestrogen is a dopamine carrier and she hopes making more oestrogen available will help until I can see an ADHD specialist.
I am aged 45. I got a degree in 1999 aged 20 , pgdip in 2000. I was told I had dyspraxia, aged 23. People thought I may have Aspergers. I had an assessment almost 20 years ago , the psychiatrist said “ Aspergers traits not a problem”, means borderline Asperger’s syndrome. One GP, said I could not have an assessment too costly, the other found a loophole closed in 2005. I learned about adult dyspraxia. I got diagnosed privately, May 2012, aged 33, my GP, would not accept the report ( no NHS diagnosis on the NHS). If I had my diagnosis of dyspraxia, I would have had my ADHD detected. I had a nervous breakdown to get my ADHD detected, 4 years ago . I got diagnosed privately, 100 miles away , if I had my diagnosis on the NHS, I would have had to wait 4 years . Many psychiatrists would not assess me because I have dyspraxia and Aspergers traits . At my dyspraxia assessment, my IQ was around 125. My psychiatrist said my was missed because I was well behaved in school, intelligent and driven . My options in life are limited . I had a thorough assessment for ADHD. I looked through my records, I had an assessment aged 8, dyspraxia and ADHD symptoms. I had an assessment, aged 9, dyspraxia and ADHD, a slight assessment autistic , nothing else in my records . NHS, fails neurodiverse people. I am fed up . Good luck.
How are things going now?
I ended up saving up and paying to go private. Turns out I am really ADHD, I tick all the boxes child and adult, which the Ed Psych at University had indicated in 2008 when Adult ADHD didn’t exist according to the NHS, so it wasn’t a surprise or wasted money. I just couldn’t wait 5 years on the NHS waiting list. Now I’ve hit another hurdle: I can’t be medicated with ADHD meds because I’m prone to serotonin syndrome but the same clinic still won’t see me (I’m on the waiting list) so all my GP can do for now as a woman in her 40s is give me HRT. Oestrogen is a dopamine carrier and she hopes making more oestrogen available will help until I can see an ADHD specialist.
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I am aged 45. I got a degree in 1999 aged 20 , pgdip in 2000.
I was told I had dyspraxia, aged 23. People thought I may have Aspergers. I had an assessment almost 20 years ago , the psychiatrist said “ Aspergers traits not a problem”, means borderline Asperger’s syndrome. One GP, said I could not have an assessment too costly, the other found a loophole closed in 2005.
I learned about adult dyspraxia. I got diagnosed privately, May 2012, aged 33, my GP, would not accept the report ( no NHS diagnosis on the NHS). If I had my diagnosis of dyspraxia, I would have had my ADHD detected. I had a nervous breakdown to get my ADHD detected, 4 years ago . I got diagnosed privately, 100 miles away , if I had my diagnosis on the NHS, I would have had to wait 4 years .
Many psychiatrists would not assess me because I have dyspraxia and Aspergers traits . At my dyspraxia assessment, my IQ was around 125. My psychiatrist said my was missed because I was well behaved in school, intelligent and driven .
My options in life are limited .
I had a thorough assessment for ADHD.
I looked through my records, I had an assessment aged 8, dyspraxia and ADHD symptoms.
I had an assessment, aged 9, dyspraxia and ADHD, a slight assessment autistic , nothing else in my records .
NHS, fails neurodiverse people.
I am fed up .
Good luck.