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The amount of admin required to manage a condition that affects one's very ability to execute that stuff is pretty insane, hey. I had a long chat to my GP recently after my diagnosis and the difficulty of getting diagnosed, specialists being booked out forever, etc. Turns out there's sort of a hidden network? of GPs and psychiatrists who have no problem treating and managing ADHD and have plenty of experience, GP authorisation etc... but won't mention ADHD at all on their profiles because the reality is they'll get swamped and be unable to do anything else ever again. I got absolutely lucky on both the GP and psychiatrist front, and it still was a long journey
Yeah, my mum's friend who was diagnosed with adhd suggested my current psych, because the one my doctor referred me to was I think in the Northern suburbs and he was fully booked out.
It is crazy how tough it is get a diagnosis as an adult.
I only even got anywhere within 12 months because my GP used a general referral rather than one specifically for ADHD. Psych straight up said if it had been an ADHD referral they would've not taken it on... And i think that's why my GP did exactly that. Seems a bit effed up.
Wow, that sure is something else!