One of the things we aren’t taught in a lot of detail in psych training is how things can manifest when there is both autism and ADHD present in adults (evidence suggests this is a significant % of ND people). I’ve learnt much more from AuDHDers who talk / write about it……1/2
even then the experiences of different AuDHDers re: which bits of the autistic and ADHD brain tussle, or how diff situations make one more prominent than other, is all quite fascinating.
I won’t get started on the futility of 3 waiting lists in some places for Assmt of both 2/2
Clarification re 3 waiting lists 👇🏽 1. Autism Assmt W/L (usually separate to ADHD team in most places) 2. ADHD Assmt W/L 3. When you get to the end of W/L no.2 (in a few years 🫣), if you get assessed to have ADHD, then you enter a new W/L for medication trials.
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Sharing some learning from a wonderful day focussed on a Psychosis theme at @rcpsychEastern#EasternDivisionSpringConference (I think this was the planned hashtag, but maybe wrong 😅)
Many thanks to the organising team and speakers! 1/n
An eloquently delivered kick off to the morning by @DrNandiniC on “The thoughts society refuses to believe in - delusions and beyond” with captivating descriptions of origins + examples of psychopathology from literature and from her clinical experience across continents 2/n
A good revision of origins of descriptive psychopathology, concepts and examples ranging from pseudocyesis to Tudor history, lycanthropy to Twilight series, the less talked about “OCD with psychosis”, it kept us engrossed till the end 3/n
A 🧵 collated to hopefully help people think about their views before/after watching the upcoming BBC panorama on fake private ADHD diagnosis. I don’t know if I can watch it, so this is the best I can do to contribute to the related discussions #ADHDtwitter#Neurodiversity 1/n
Grateful to ND medics who trusted me to share these experiences anonymously. These highlight the issues even clinicians within the NHS face in accessing timely assessment and treatment for ADHD, so one can imagine the bigger hurdles for a lay person navigating the system 2/n
This account highlights existing issues with accessibility and affordability. We are lucky in the UK to have some amazing services such as @NHSPracHealth tailored for medics, but ADHD assessments/treatments have historically not been funded even in such services 3/n