Lesson 2: How Do You Know it’s Time…for an ADHD Diagnosis?
When is it time for an ADHD diagnosis? You think you might have ADHD. You’re considering getting an official diagnosis, but how do you know when it’s truly the time to go get one? Can it wait? Or is it urgent?
Some people might seek out an ADHD diagnosis as soon as they are aware they might have ADHD. For others, it can take hitting rock bottom to push them into getting a diagnosis. Let’s hear from our ADDA community member about her experiences with getting an ADHD diagnosis after her life started to head down the wrong path:
Another great reason to seek out an ADHD diagnosis – if your ADHD is untreated and unmanaged:
You’ll have to work twice as hard, for half as much.
ADHD expert Dr. William Dodson said it best.
That’s why getting an official ADHD diagnosis is so important. If you don’t know what’s going on in your life, you’ll be stuck in a cycle of demoralization and frustration.
Get insight from our community of ADHDers.
ADDA’s community members are here to share their experiences with you. They’ll tell you about when they knew it was time to get an official diagnosis of ADHD. After all, getting an ADHD diagnosis was the first step on the path to treating their ADHD.
Sometimes you might not recognize your ADHD right away. It might take a particular moment or event. It might take someone else – maybe a colleague, or a friend or family member, to point out that yes, you just might have ADHD.
If you think you have ADHD — which is why you’re here in the first place, seek out your health care professional, and look into getting an official diagnosis from a qualified ADHD professional.
Got Questions? Get Answers!
Use ADDA’s adult ADHD screener to bring ADHD to your doctor’s attention. Find it in the resource section of this module.
Know yourself, and know what’s going on in your life. That’s when you can begin on the path to symptom management and treatment.
Coming Up Next…
Stay tuned for the next lesson, where we’ll learn about the benefits you’ll get from a formal ADHD diagnosis.
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I love this topic if I was searching for answers to why my life has gone so off course and how I view myself I would of defiantly searched looking at ADHD as the cause