i genuinely don’t know what to do. i absolutely need a diagnosis now. pretty much everyone in my life including my psychiatrist knows im audhd. but i can’t get any type of adequate enough accommodations without that formal diagnosis. im in grad school & i need it so i dont literally like just completely flunk and ruin this whole opportunity for myself. also need it for everyday life as ik i have major major functionality issues (not late diagnosed bc i even masked well. tbh ppl genuinely just
ignored every very obvious signs. only got a few years of some speech therapy (didn’t even help) & some special classes to learn better. okay anyway sorry im just so fucking stuck rn. i need this so i can live because rn i am so stuck knowing i have this but not having the proper proof. but im also so scared bc of what trump will do, and how his followers will react to that & what they may do to us
i suggest getting tested. my psychologist basically told me i’m autistic (without saying the words bc legally she can’t without an eval), but she said that i should go without the diagnosis. she also said that if i feel that i need to for sure know or have accommodations, then to go ahead and get evaluated. she’s worried about how things are, but she doesn’t think it’s going to get to a BAD bad point. and honestly, if it does, ppl with autism are probably screwed with or without the diagnosis +