The way it is according to moi

  Hi all, This is more of a continuation on my previous post.  My mind is still blown.  I’ll see the GP next week to discuss the referral with the mental health team for a confirmed diagnosis for ADD / ADHD. Just writing that sentence was HARD. Very, very hard.  For so long, the traits that I have lived with, I presumed were just my personality. It’s the things that make me who I am. As mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been called Marmite before. You either love me or hate me.  Now in hindsight, maybe this was just the annoying ADHD traits.  I know I have the worst habit of cutting people off. I try so fucking hard, I look for a pause, a break, a place to appropriately interpret. Then there is the terrible moment when the person speaking has moved onto another topic. By this point, I’ll probably say sorry, I have a quick question.  I have learned a lot over the years to best manage me, now I know it’s a condition. Regardless, If I’m ever in a trainin...

There was a full moon a few hours ago so why not jump on here and tell you what’s new.   Today has been HARD. In February of this year whilst working with my academic mentor on my dissertation for the honours top up degree, she suggested that I explore a dyslexia assessment with the university.  That evening I completed an online pre assessment. The result was immediate and said that I was highly likely to be dyslexic. Due to graduating within 5 months of the assessment, the university could not pay for formal assessment.  My government employer won’t pay for it either (I’m still challenging this), so I have explored a private assessment.  Since February I have made loads of calls to check out costs and how it all works. A few months ago I spent an hour talking to a lovely lady. In that conversation she asked if I have ever been assessed for  attention deficit disorder ( ADD)  and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder  ( ADHD) . I immediately, re...