#neuropsych

[olliegolliegee]

i don't even watch house md but i wish he was my doctor.

the amount of doctors who've referred other people when they were supposed to be the solution and figure out what was going on?

and then had nothing new to say?

(neuropsych shit)

SCARY. i'm exhausted

this isn't even goofy anymore i'm just ranting :(

Doctors should snark at each other more, be a bit mean. Not for no reason, mind you. But if five doctors blow me off about symptoms and doctor number six FINALLY runs actual tests and gets a diagnosis, I think it should be Doctor Six's right to call up the other five and tell them they're lazy pieces of shit. That should be socially encouraged. Those first five doctors clearly can't listen to patients, but maybe another doctor might finally get to them.

[obsmontessori]

Demystifying the Neuropsych Eval: A Guide for Parents and Educators

[wyrmoftheweb]

the dichotomy of "free healthcare is slow and paid healthcare is fast" is absolutely fucking false. guess who is waiting well over 4 months to have an introductory appointment with a neurologist (for its very scary and dangerous seizures) and has to pay out its ass for it.

[lixel-5]

BAFFLED me when i found out normal people mean things like “i love you” and “i miss you”

i did NOT know those were actual things people felt and not just formalities

don’t even talk to me about romance, i cannot process platonic feelings

[msburgundy]

i do not want to read about another stupid brain scan study as long as i live

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Interesting. Don’t necessarily think I’m autistic but I have more going on than just ADHD and I’m not sure what that is.

[lacefuneral]

things that sound fake but are absolutely real

as i was leaving the olive garden this evening with my friend, my mother, and my friend's mother, a nearby employee (who was not our waiter) stopped me and said, with full earnestness, "good luck on your transition by the way 🌸"

[chicago-geniza]

Funniest part of yesterday's appointments was the fucking. Neuropsych scrolling through my recent medical history, eyebrows climbing steadily higher, before turning to me and asking if I needed prednisone in this weather lmfaooo

[paperairplanesopenwindows]

i'm struggling with the *gestures* everything but hey! my neuropsych diagnosed me with ~magical childhood~ and that's something.

[longeyelashedtragedy]

anyone here who has ADHD and has successfully developed a sort of fitness routine? i'm not talking about "OMG IF I DON'T GO FOR MY RUN I'LL DIE," or any kinds of cardio, but in terms of like some casual weight lifting, strengthening routines (the kind of stuff you can do at home.)

i've been pretty successful at whipping the executive dysfunction and poor regulation of stimuli into shape for other things, but i can't seem to establish this, and i'm really fucking tired of being in meh shape, i would like to be stronger 😞

note that i'm virtually always listening to a podcast or youtube video or something bc i can like barely put shoes and socks on in a timely manner sometimes bc of how often i suffer from understimulation! so the fix is more than "put on something interesting for your mind," cause i basically always am! the day when i can get self care and organizational tasks done without Entertainment is a very rare and good one.

[bredforloyalty]

once again kind of fucked academically so i guess i will idk reblog some poasts .

[creating-by-starlight]

I hate driving

I hate driving at night it's overstimulating

I hate driving at night in the rain it's even worse

*Turns music up*

I really hate deciding to be adventurous and taking the "shorter," unfamiliar route that Google recommends only to find it gets stupid and longer actually half a mile from where I branched off in traffic at night in the rain

I should turn my music off

Hmmm that's better for some reason (less noise in the car to counterbalance the headlight glares and rain noise)

[problematicsashawaybright]

Well the schedule is out. I work 7-8 hour closing shifts today, superbowl Sunday, and Monday. We all got that one friend who won't survive working in the torture labyrinth grocery store on superbowl weekend in a tourist town 🤣

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

after by reject by almost everyone who do adult neuropsych in state (mind you one of US state with better health care quality & availability), because see nonverbal (and regression) and run other way (some don’t take insurance telehealth but mostly nonverbal part)…

finally start be refer to children’s places…😅

reality of adult nonverbal (w regression) here…

[lixel-5]

talking to a therapist for the first time was magical because i would say something like “no matter how much i want to do something my brain won’t let me” and she just says “executive dysfunction” and like

omg

i don’t have to EXPLAIN the terms, i can say depersonalization and she knows. i don’t have to tell her i’m ten feet away from the conversation, she just knows

[theholidayslingerlikebadperfume]

hey you!

are you going in for a psych testing appointment and are worried you won't be believed???

here's the way the scale system works for mental illness diagnosis. to keep it simple, lets say its a 0-5 scale.

0-2 (never to occasionally) are considered NORMAL VALUES. it doesn't matter if u select 2 on every single question, it rings up as WITHIN NORMAL.

3 would be mild version (sometimes, 3-4 x a week)

4 would be moderate version (often, 5-6 x a week)

5 would be severe version (nearly or every day)

DO NOT make the mistake of saying "oh my anxiety is not that bad, its only occasional." once again, 0-2 is considered normal!!!!!!!!!! do not try and be conservative with your answers. be truthful. if you're always anxious every single week several days a week, thats AT LEAST a 3 . yes, even "mild" "well controlled" anxiety disorders are at a 3.

this has been a PSA.