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ADHD without meds?
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Even in countries where they are available and there is public healthcare, adult diagnoses can cost upwards of $8000, so good luck.
I got quoted something similar for an adult autism diagnosis, no insurance accepted so fully out of pocket. But my ADHD diagnosis wasn’t done by neuropsych, just by my psychiatrist, so it cost about $50 for the session where I got diagnosed.
Yeah, so that's how much it costs for psychs here that will do adult ADHD diagnoses. The government will reimburse in theory but specialist doctors can charge what they want and there's a shortage so it's maybe 10% at this point. Don't even want to think about the cost of a clinical neuropsych.
That’s ridiculous. I’m so sorry there’s such a large barrier there.
I have to remember how inexplicably lucky I am that I got an adult diagnosis at all...