I was diagnosed with ADHD and started on medication at 12, but not really told anything about what it meant for me or how to deal with it, and when I was 18 -literally when my parents dropped me off at college- was told I was autistic

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  • BigMeatyBeefBoy [he/him,comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Finally got diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and anxiety with like one year left of college because I was about to fail, could never do any assignments in a timely manner, and would just shut down when my parents asked why I was failing (which is a whole other story). I think I was 22ish by that point and yeah I feel like I still haven't been told anything about my disorders. Plus I'm pretty sure there is stuff that has been left undiagnosed, but my doctors unfortunately won't explore other stuff easily without me having to push hard for it and I haven't had the energy and have somewhat of a balance now.

    Also fun fact: I was diagnosed with ADD when I was still in middle school, but didn't react well with my meds and my parents didn't like my doctors, so I just stopped taking them and my parents never pursued it further until I had pretty much 20 years of shit behind me, ruined my future, and had to pursue my mental health by myself

    :agony-yehaw:

    Edit: oh yeah and PTSD from when I was assaulted in my sleep and depression from all sorts of sources, but thankfully I don't deal with that one anymore