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ADHD and Autism require diagnosis.
So......not me.
It’s not hard to get a test you just need to grow yourself a money tree.
I have money but its a 3 year wait if you can convince a GP to refer you.... so that's still fun.
Holy shit, 3 years?
My GP was doing a conference, her replacement was literally the person in the entire region in charge of this specific area.
She said "we could do tests, but it would only eventually come across my desk to give the final stamp. You don't need that. You have ADHD"
I know I got lucky, but... Three years...