i have nowhere else to bitch to but listen to this bullshit that i have to go through in fucking perth for an ADHD diagnosis (transferred from NYC). i get the referral in june and submit it to the ADHD clinic of WA that shows availability from july. they tell me it takes upwards of 8 weeks to get the referral accepted. this took 10 weeks, they accepted. in order for me to book an appointment i need to pay a $200 deposit. i pay the $200 deposit, and the first appointment isn’t until the middle of january.
It’s probably because there has been a flood of ADHD and Autism diagnosis requests in the last few years due to greater awareness. And it takes 10+ years to train a psychiatrist. So there’s a sudden massive demand but no extra specialists. I know that doesn’t help the frustration but at least it might help explain the wait times.
That’s so shit seeing as you have a diagnosis already. Surely there is a way instead of getting rediagnosed? Do you already take meds?
If it’s any comfort, hust know that the places that have a shorter turnaround time are often shit.
Case in point. I waited like two months for my ADHD diagnosis through a clinic that did virtual appointments. Got diagnosed in half an hour. They gave me the wrong dose of medication and let’s just say, it was not a good time. Now I’m going to start a medication that the GP could’ve prescribed in the first place. The whole system is bonkers.
i have nowhere else to bitch to but listen to this bullshit that i have to go through in fucking perth for an ADHD diagnosis (transferred from NYC). i get the referral in june and submit it to the ADHD clinic of WA that shows availability from july. they tell me it takes upwards of 8 weeks to get the referral accepted. this took 10 weeks, they accepted. in order for me to book an appointment i need to pay a $200 deposit. i pay the $200 deposit, and the first appointment isn’t until the middle of january.
i’m fucking FURIOUS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
It’s probably because there has been a flood of ADHD and Autism diagnosis requests in the last few years due to greater awareness. And it takes 10+ years to train a psychiatrist. So there’s a sudden massive demand but no extra specialists. I know that doesn’t help the frustration but at least it might help explain the wait times.
That’s so shit seeing as you have a diagnosis already. Surely there is a way instead of getting rediagnosed? Do you already take meds?
If it’s any comfort, hust know that the places that have a shorter turnaround time are often shit.
Case in point. I waited like two months for my ADHD diagnosis through a clinic that did virtual appointments. Got diagnosed in half an hour. They gave me the wrong dose of medication and let’s just say, it was not a good time. Now I’m going to start a medication that the GP could’ve prescribed in the first place. The whole system is bonkers.
Yeah that’s absolutely fucked hey. Fuck that.