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So I know some people who used to be diagnosed with either bipolar or BPD but found out they actually had ADHD or were autistic and had been misdiagnosed. I’m currently reading a book about ADHD (by a psychiatrist who specialises in the condition and has it himself) and I’m going “hmmmm!” big time. I’m genuinely starting to wonder if there might be a better explanation for my life’s struggles.
I did a basic ADHD screening last time I was under the community mental health team and it strongly indicated that I should be assessed. I was then informed that the waiting list for assessment is *7 years* in Wales. (No, English people, we don’t have Right to Choose here, thank you for asking.)
If Tom gets a job - which is quite a big if as no one seems to be hiring contract staff in his field right now - we may be able to afford a private assessment. From what I can see it could be anything up to £1000 depending on who you see.
I feel like I’m rambling on here…
The Blind Fraggle @purplepadma Ooh, what's the book?
@Fragglemuppet It’s called How to Thrive with Adult ADHD and it’s by Dr James Kustow. Currently 99p on Kindle!
@purplepadma@beige.party Do keep in mind that you can have all three. I am diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD and bipolar disorder (type 2 - manic depression)
@puppygirlhornypost2 Well that sounds fun 
@purplepadma@beige.party did I mention https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/pandas from my chronic strep throat as a child? :amber_explode:
@purplepadma@beige.party girl who is full of mental disorders
@purplepadma diagnosis or not, you can always learn more about ADHD and looking at strategies and tools that might just help you. You can try and reap potential benefits even without an official diagnosis 
@AutisticDoctorStruggles Precisely my thinking. Like how I used to use parenting strategies *as if* my son was autistic for years before he finally got diagnosed. I’m going to read this book and try and implement the strategies to see if I can get a better quality of life
@purplepadma My son has ADHD without a diagnosis. I have bought him up knowing this and he turned out ok! He is not academic at all and he is ok with that, for now. It might change in the future because he has a brilliant mathematical mind. One that I cannot fathom. Alas, schooling was too rigid for him. Let me know if you want to chat, seems like there might be some similarities @AutisticDoctorStruggles
@purplepadma I was diagnosed with BPD but it all disappeared when I made accommodations for autism. @AutisticDoctorStruggles
@purplepadma ME ME ME I was misdiagnosed as “probably BPD” at first even though many of the symptoms don’t fit me at all. What would you be hoping for with an assessment, other than having confirmation for yourself?
@pippa Proof for other people that I am not a bit of a rubbish person
@purplepadma Various personality disorders, including BPD, were my go-to diagnoses until someone finally noticed I was AuDHD, in the late 2010s. It's incredibly common.
@vashti My diagnoses have gone: time waster, bipolar, postnatal depression, major depression with clinical anxiety, major depression with BPD traits, bipolar, PDNOS, bipolar. Bipolar is the only one of those that’s ever really made sense to me but it doesn’t fully explain the six million unfinished projects, inability to stick with a job without moving rapidly upwards or sideways or looking for something else out of boredom, the procrastination alternating with hyperfocus, and the insane impulsivity.
@purplepadma it definitely sounds like it might be worth investigating ADHD. good luck
some people who used to be diagnosed with either bipolar or BPD but found out they actually had ADHD or were autistic and had been misdiagnosed."You can't pay attention in class. This must mean you plan to murder people who you're sure secretly lust after your significant other, right?"
"...what?"
@cy I don’t know how to interpret this toot
@cy Because you don’t have to display that to get a Dx of BPD, for one thing. You only have meet 5 (iirc) of 9 criteria, of which that is one. And because impulsivity is a characteristic of both Dx, as are rapid mood shifts. Both groups have a propensity to turn to addictive behaviours to cope with extreme feelings. You have to understand the context here that I, a mad activist, think BPD is a bullshit diagnosis psychiatrists impose mainly on women who self harm or struggle with intense feelings. And they often impose it without all criteria being met. There is a growing #AutismNotPD movement
I definitely have heard of more women than men being given a BPD diagnosis. Don't guys get more... APD diagnoses? Because everyone expects women to define themselves by their relationships, and men to just be violent monsters all on their own. Ugh...
@cy Is that what you think people diagnosed with BPD are thinking? Or are you talking about yourself?
OR WERE THEY