Hi! Been trying to read existing posts so i dont ask somethings thats been asked before however:

Im not in a position to get an assessment before February 2025 due to financial/personal reasons.

I am however trying to look into this now.

I have learned about the possibility of what i interpret as ADHD last year in Augusf 2023.

Thing is i did lots of research before coming to the conclusion that this might be it.

15 months or however long its been have passed and lots of things going on in my personal and while before i could understand where my problems where coming from and how they are linked i cannot really say anymore.

The conviction remains that i need to check this out.. but without the context of how and why i reached this conclusion.

I have been seeing a psychologist after being told i might have adhd but the one im speaking with has been dismissive of it altogether which hasnt exactly encouraged me to approach this conversation much, but even if they did i wouldnt even know what to point out as problems.

Long story short: I have seen different recommendations for private assesments (i did try NHS but while i was told i should expect a year its been more than that - also it seems like unless you report in the regular texts that you can manage you’re not seeing someone anytime soon)

While super busy its overall a good manageable time for me which does not make it easy for me to point out adhd symptoms, at the time of looking into this, i was at quite a low point with lots of questions about me not being able to motivate to work/stick to jobs etc.

I said long story short….. but smh im not there yet

Right so

1. Concern if it wasnt ADHD im sure there must be other problems and i dont know how i would look into it?

I believe from reading some posts its important to see a PSYCHIATRIST not a specialist so i dont waste the time money? Is this correct?

1. I read someone recommending BERKLEY PSYCHIATRISTS but mentioned how they waited for a specific doctor, idk what they meant but if anyone has used them before any thoughts? I think currently they are showing 3 doctors available although this may change when i check back january? (I am likely to go ahead with them and want to kinda get some answers so i can add in the calendar and notnto have to research again for risk of forgetting/procrastinating on this any more that i have to bcz of my situation)

2. This question i partly found the answers but i would greatly appreciate sone direct feedback. It may not even be a founded concern but what if i dont remember good example of situations when the assesment takes place? Like i hope they have work arounds and plan for these scenarios but unfortunately despite reading many posts my concerns remain the same as many others here

a) what if i dont get diagnosed but it is ADHD? b) what if its something else but not ADHD how do i go from here?

Again i tried to read as much as my patience allowed me to but gave up 30 minutes in? And for this sorry if its repetitive !!!! But again many thanks for any responses

Really appreciate it