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Post by kizzy on Feb 12, 2018 12:12:02 GMT
HI I am new to this forum and new to add. I wonder if you could advise me. I have asked my doctor to refer me for an add assessment. She is young and doesnt seem to know much about it all. After asking me a few questions she said that I didnt test high for hyperactivity which I already knew but that i was showing signs of innattention in what I had told her. i have since found out that she has not referred me after months of waiting for it to come through. Any suggestions advice would be very much appreciated. Does add even exist as a recognised problem in the uk? Thanks if you are able to help. Sarah
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Post by vagueandrandom on Feb 13, 2018 16:01:07 GMT
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Post by kizzy on Feb 14, 2018 20:52:18 GMT
Thanks very much that is really useful.
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Post by kizzy on Feb 7, 2019 17:38:31 GMT
Hi vagueandrandom is this board still going? I cant seem to get into the board to read ground rules none of the posts are clickable. I am confused. Any suggestions. Could you get admin to contact me to help me out. Looks like a good forum just cant seem to open anything to read it or agree to it. Thank you if you can help. Sarah
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Post by vagueandrandom on Feb 7, 2019 19:33:51 GMT
Hi kizzy The boards had a redesign a while ago and admin don’t seem to check in as much. I usually click on ‘most recent posts’ at the bottom of the homepage. I’ve tried accessing different subject headings and it seems fine to me. If you’re on Facebook there’s a more active AADDUK Group there. roland seems to be the main admin if you want to contact her.
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Post by jeff on Feb 10, 2019 13:47:32 GMT
Hi kizzy If you’re on Facebook there’s a more active AADDUK Group there. Thanks vagueandrandom, I'm going to join the Facebook group!
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Post by newdawnfades on Feb 11, 2019 13:19:25 GMT
HI I am new to this forum and new to add. I wonder if you could advise me. I have asked my doctor to refer me for an add assessment. She is young and doesnt seem to know much about it all. After asking me a few questions she said that I didnt test high for hyperactivity which I already knew but that i was showing signs of innattention in what I had told her. i have since found out that she has not referred me after months of waiting for it to come through. Any suggestions advice would be very much appreciated. Does add even exist as a recognised problem in the uk? Thanks if you are able to help. Sarah For me, I took a list of ADHD symptoms that I found online from a recognised test online. I ticked the ones that I knew and were told by someone that applied ot me. I was then reffered and diagnosed at a specialist hospital. Good luck and hope you get where you need to.
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Post by petrichoria on Feb 12, 2019 2:33:40 GMT
Hi Kizzy, adult referrals for attention issues are complicated by the guidelines of different NHS trusts as well as great squeamishness about prescribing controlled drugs in the UK. An acquaintance of mine in a N London trust did get a referral, and after a 6 mt wait received assessment, diagnosis and treatment. My GP told me flat out that my trust in S London WILL NOT fund an adult referral, and that she had tried three times already in 2018 for different patients. Although it would have been possible to go through a series of appeals, I don't have any more life to waste, and made the decision to go for a private assessment. Once given a diagnosis and stabilised on meds, there is a process called Shared Care where a GP can write repeat scripts for NHS meds.
First action for you will be to ask your doctor direct if she will or won't be providing a referral - I'll assume you have taken her a detailed list of symptoms and how your life/education/work/economic wellbeing has been impacted. If she gives you a no, you need to insist on knowing on what grounds it has been turned down. You can then decide on whether to appeal (and the details of how to go about that are on this website), whether to remain undiagnosed, untreated and unprotected in law, or whether to seek a private assessment.
Wishing you every success.
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