#Adhd test

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

So uh…I took ones of those ADHD spectrum tests. And…

This was the first time I took it.

I did it another time just in case.

I don’t want to self diagnose but…

Here’s the test if anyone wants to take it:

Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions. : )

[achilleswins]

aaaaaaa [enter more lowercase screaming]

I finally got my ADHD assessment (last Saturday, 30th of December). Not sure how it's gonna come out at all. I just hope I have it because while it would be nice not having it I don't want to have faked everything. I don't care if they call me "high-functioning" or "low-functioning" (unlikely) but I'm just soo nervous.

Also, for anyone who wants to have an assessment for ADHD be sure to not have anything else for that day. Or, be ready to cancel because it's fucking taxing. I was exhausted and the woman who did my test/assessment or whatever knew it. She's obviously used to it (as she's been doing it for a while) because she was like, let's take a break after this phase. (There were 10 "phases")

It truly was taxing that I had to rest the rest of the day (had it at 13:00 and finished at around 14:30 or 15:00 [not sure] so it was a little long) and didn't get up for anything other than dinner (was pretty hard to do so) and then didn't get up the next day until 13:45 or something.

(Also some people I know told me that autism's assessments were also very tiring.)

[neverquiteeden]

CANNOT describe the fucking FRUSTRATION as an ace person when trying to do psychometric tests for ADHD, autism, and especially Alexithymia.

"Sex as an activity seems kind of pointless", "For me sex is more of a functional activity than an emotional one." Why are you focusing on SEX when I regularly lock myself in my room and am late to things because I cannot find my FUCKING KEYS

[duck-in-a-thrift-store]

Personal rant bc we haven't gotten my official results yet but we did get a very stressful phone call about it, and because adhd has been kicking my ass lately. This is going to be long and rambly and all over the place, and if you're anti self-dx, I wouldn't suggest reading further (or interacting with me in general). It also sort of becomes just me psychoanalyzing my own behavior and infodumping about it

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For context, I'm autistic and adhd, and I went and talked to a psychologist a couple weeks ago and had some testing done

Personally, I don't really feel the need to have an official diagnosis for autism. I'm confident in my informed self-diagnosis (technically it was actually my parents who first suggested I might be autistic but I've learned a lot about it since then and now I'm pretty sure I'm more convinced than they are) and I just don't think a doctor's note will do much for me (totally understand and support anyone who does want to get diagnosed tho). Adhd however is another story. If I want meds that will actually work and accommodations with my school, they need proof, and as things are I am desperate for some help.

So the appointment I had a couple weeks ago was supposed to be for adhd testing, but apparently he also lowkey tested me for autism while we were there. Which like, fine, whatever, it would be sort of nice to have that validated I guess, but when we checked back in with him on the phone earlier this week he started using outdated and problematic terms like high-functioning and aspergers and I'll just say that it did not exactly inspire confidence

But that can of worms aside, let me get back to (mostly) adhd related ranting

I feel like there could be an essay about how the diagnostic process for adhd is flawed and doesn't work all that well for people who have an internalized notion that their worth as a person is dependent on their academic success and task performance and therefore spent their childhood and adolescence funneling all their efforts time and attention into school and generally being seen as a good well-behaved bright kid out of desperation to have value (and it worked- I've always made good grades, but what people don't see is the days, weeks, months of paralyzed procrastination, the anxiety-fueled mad rush in the end to get things done late, and the grace I'm inexplicably shown every time, without which my grades would be much worse)

I'm scared, that I'm going to be determined "too high functioning" to be diagnosed even though I'm currently doing basically nothing with my life outside of college and yet I'm technically failing like half of my classes right now, that they're going to say "well the signs weren't there when you were younger" even though there's a variety of explanations for why that might be, not the least of which being the fact that for some folks with both autism and adhd the traits of the two have a tendency to "hide" one another

Apparently he also ran an iq test on me, and he broke down the 5 scores to us; I scored in the upper average/above average bracket in all but the 4th, processing speed, in which I'm below average. And like yeah, I'm well aware that I'm slow, but I guess it's official now-

Anyway, my main point with the iq thing was that while he was telling us about my high scores in the first 3 areas, I'm sitting here getting more and more uneasy, bc I'm like yeah sure I'm intelligent or whatever but it isn't worth shit if I can't motivate myself to actually do anything with that potential, and the conditions under which I was tested just don't reflect my day to day life closely enough to give an accurate reading, in my opinion.

Basically I'm afraid this guy is going to look at the results of some tests- tests which I was really focused on bc of the intrinsic fear of failure that plagues my existence (even though rationally I know you can't fail a psychological evaluation) and bc I know it's a bitch of a process to even get tested in the first place and I wasn't going to waste the opportunity goddammit-

That he's going to look at them and decide that I'm "too smart" to have a learning disability, when, again, all the brains in the world wouldn't do me any good if I

1) don't have the ability to self-motivate and direct them at what I need to be working on, even if I've been beating myself up about that pile of homework or my disaster of a room for weeks or even months, and

2) have such a loose grasp on the concept of time and priorities that I have on multiple occasions found myself pulling all-nighters on personal projects or reading for pleasure or scrolling on my phone only to realize oh shit I have to get up for school in like two hours, oh fuck, I'm going to be exhausted all day, what happened to "let's go to sleep early this time, I'll just do this for like 5 more minutes and then call it a night"

or realize after one of those all-nighters that what was actually a period of about 10 hours feels more like 10 minutes to me ("man wasn't I literally just here to get dinner" the next morning, passing the caf on my way to class on exactly 0 hours of sleep and still having managed not to get any of my actual class work done in all that time)

And also just that tendency in itself is significant, to get so deeply hooked on something once it does manage to get my attention, that I often feel like I can't stop until outside forces demand it- staying up until 4am on a school night painting my phone case and texting my crush (14 or 15), making bracelet after bracelet at the kitchen table at ungodly hours of the night because I couldn't sleep and now that I'm on a roll I don't want to break the momentum (18, a few months ago), throwing horrific amounts of time at reading fanfiction of whatever series currently has my interest when I have so much work that needs to get done if I want to have a chance at passing my courses this semester (18, basically present), making a last minute birthday present for my aunt and being so caught up in the rush and the craft of what I was working on that I ignored my body's needs until I ended up pissing myself (12), etc

The fact that I've been meaning to catch up with my high school friends for weeks or months, literally something as simple as a "how have yall been" in the group chat, yet for some reason I still haven't gotten around to it

The fact that for all my alleged intelligence I still haven't learned to ride a bike or drive a car or apply for a job or develop a work-life balance or play any of the instruments I want to or have a thriving social life or feel like a person (I think these are more autism-related but I'm throwing them in anyway)

The fact that minor (or even just mistakenly perceived) disapproval or judgment or teasing or having a text left on read can send me spiraling into anxiety and convinced that everyone hates me and that I'm worthless or obnoxious or stupid (rejection sensitivity is a bitch)

The fact that when I try to read I have to make a constant conscious effort not to jump ahead and all over the place and I often have to reread the same passage multiple times to understand it because I realize that I wasn't actually paying attention the first couple of times, my mind elsewhere and my eyes wandering

I know even if I do get diagnosed they'll say it's inattentive, not hyperactive or combined, because the majority of my hyperactivity is either fairly subtle movements (because I'm socially anxious and clumsy and don't want to draw attention to myself or run the risk of breaking or disturbing something) or just straight up in my head. Like sure I'm not a nine year old boy who can't sit still in class and is constantly bouncing around all over the place and getting into trouble and driving his parents and teachers crazy (bc being seen as annoying and unruly by authority figures would have broken me), but there's always so much noise in my brain, it's always talking or playing music in the background or thinking about the 47 different projects I need to be working on and the media it wants to be engaging with instead and the 1000s of things there are to worry about in a day; sometimes I'll get stuck in a loop where I'm mentally repeating a word or phrase over and over and over again until I feel like I'm going crazy

All of this is stuff that this guy doesn't see, and that worries me when it comes to the validity of his assessment

But basically, what I'm trying to say is, I swear to god if the people around me don't believe that there's clearly something not neurotypical going on here I'm going to fucking riot

And, ranting aside, I want to end this post with a note to all my fellow neurodiverse folks who are waiting for answers or treatment or validation or support or whatever.

I feel you. Hang in there. You have my well wishes in your endeavors. And remember, it's ok to be happy with or proud of who you are and what makes you different, it's ok to embrace your neurodiversity while also acknowledging how difficult it can be to live with and the fact that you might need extra time or support with things that seem to come easily to other people. It's ok to admit that it's fucking hard sometimes, and it's ok to ask for help. Take care, mates

[five-turtles-in-a-trenchcoat]

Watching Weston take an ADHD test is insane😭 Like, why is he talking himself out of his own answers??😭😭

[pleasegivemeatest]

My feelings after being rejected twice for a literal test by people who spent 15-20 minutes with me. Duck you.

Sorry if it's spooky! I can get a lot crazier with my art, at least it's cartoonish so it's okay right?

People who have been denied the right to a test may understand this frustration. The denial of your basic intelligence and understanding of yourself.

[antvnger]

How did you know you had ADHD?

Showed a lotta the classic signs in elementary school. My mom heard from my teachers that I should get tested, but my father refused it. Said “there’s nothing wrong with my children, blah blah blah.” Made it sound like some kind of curse which honestly scared me.

It wasn’t until…eehhhhh maybe around my 13th birthday that my momma and my grandparents and my favorite teacher to convince me it wasn’t a curse and that testing can be a good thing.

And tada! They were right.

[lyss-sus]

5 out of fucking 7, and my family is still like "You just need to practice mindfulness!"

[manuka-honey-dog]

Does anyone know any good online ADHD tests?

I did the BetterMindset one only to be hit with a “pay for your results” and its more than i currently have in my bank account. Any recs would be appreciated!!

[springalong]

Guess who's getting tested today!! 🎉🎉

[l00ney-m00ny]

So the doctor asked me to do an ADHD test and stuff even though I was there for blood test lol and the worst part is my mum kept calling me out OJ shit like "yes she is argumentative" and "yes she doesn't respond well to authority" like calm down, at least let me take her out once before you start spiling my secrets.

[autisticskeletonthings]

Got the results from my ADHD test.

“Congratulations on the ADHD” cake is now needed.

[termitesisagrandslam]

Not sure if this will get anywhere but I wanted to share something about ADHD and testing.

I saw an ask on an ADHD blog about taking a computerized test during a psych evaluation that apparently showed that the asker did not have ADHD. The asker expressed their doubts over this, considering how well they fit within the ADHD criteria, but also their fear that they were faking it and didn't have ADHD after all. The ask stood out to me because an extremely similar thing happened to me. So I would like to say this:

These types of tests for ADHD are not the most accurate. At 10 years old, then later at 16 years old, I was given full ADHD assessments and diagnosed with it both times. In my mid twenties, I was give a more general psych evaluation that included a single test for ADHD (in my case, it was pressing a key whenever certain letters popped up on a screen. It lasted no more than 15 minutes.) I was told I didn't have it. I was told people with ADHD are not able to focus effectively for this test. This sent me into major doubt despite two previous diagnoses.

I eventually discussed it with my therapist (who had ADHD herself and at least one kid with it) and she told me something really vital. When looking for an ADHD diagnosis, what one should be looking for is history and patterns. Does the person in question have a history that is consistent with ADHD? Academic, interpersonal, behavioral, or otherwise?

In my case, for instance, a lot of it was academic: above average grades in conjunction with "random" failing grades, frequently changing or dropping out of schools, gaps in my school career, etc. If someone looked at a handful of my good grades without further context, they might think "no way this kid has ADHD, she's clearly able to focus and do well in school." But zooming out, they'd see a pattern showing a student whose success in school is inconsistent, who seems prone to burnout, and has identical struggles at every new school.

That kind of pattern is considerably more important in diagnosing ADHD than a test many people with ADHD can force themselves to focus on for a while. I wanted to make this post in case there are people out there who have had their feelings and experiences cast into doubt. Feeling like you are lying to yourself or trying to mislead counselors and doctors is a terrible, confusing and shameful feeling.

Lastly, I'm only one person and I can't say for sure everyone who has undiagnosed ADHD has a definite history that points to it, or that these short tests are never accurate in any way. I can't even say that full ADHD assessments are going to be accurate (the one I took at 16 involved IQ testing, something I now know is debunked). I can only say that one test is usually not the end all be all when it comes to ADHD and to trust yourself and your history.

[dungeonsandfierceorangecats]

This is literally how I figured out I was undiagnosed and that i have a combo of both inattentive and hyperactive categories, and that my symptoms were not, as I thought, something everyone experienced, and that my symptoms were also impeding my life, and also also causing or compounding my other mental health issues.

I had tried a lot of other stuff, and I was in therapy, and we started talking about “ruling it out,” or getting tested just so we would know adhd wasn’t the issue.

Getting tested for adhd is not invasive, does not mean that you automatically get handed medication, does not take very long, and if the test says no, that’s it, you walk out of the medical office, and move on with your life.

"i had straight As in high school i don't understand why college is so hard" get tested for adhd. if you were tested as a kid and they didn't diagnose you it was cause your grades were good then but you've since lost the routine and structure in hs that kept you on top of everything so go get retested. go get tested for adhd. go

[pleasegivemeatest]

Changing Insurances

Since I live in America, I have to have to go through my insurance for everything. I've talked to my partner and we've decided to switch insurance companies, which we have to do at the end of the year.

The reason this is important is because our current insurance also owns the hospitals that you are allowed to go to. I think that that causes the doctors to be a bit more overworked and less willing to give people tests for issues. This could also be increased by the fact that I am a cis woman, and typically we just have trouble getting access to medical tests in general.

Anyways please root for me that when we change insurance companies that I will be able to get a test!

Lets go 2025!

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