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[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago (6 children) Good lord what country do you live in? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago (5 children) I’m sure we can guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (4 children) The United Dumpsterfires Of America? I am fairly confident I will lose access to my ADHD medication under RFK and I am completely unconfident centrist corporate Democrats like Gavin Newsom will give a shit about actually addressing fixing it if one of them wins power after Trump. They will completely accept the narrative we are "overdiagnosing" ADHD put out by Republicans and keep helping Republicans move the goalposts until I am dead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) In the USA, got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed meds. Start to finish took 3 weeks. I have good insurance and live in a civilized part of the country -- the difference between states (and even parts of states) when it comes to healthcare is stark. We had to move one of my elderly, infirm aunts to Michigan because the Texas healthcare system is a bad joke if you're on public aid. She almost certainly would be dead if she stayed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago Yeah, I got diagnosed in about a month. And it only took that long because the psych accidentally double-booked appointment times and we had to reschedule. But that was with decent insurance. If I was self-pay or on public healthcare (which is basically non-existent in my state) then I’d still be waiting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago Texas is a death cult desperately trying to convince everyone it is just another shithole. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago I've also heard that Canada has long waiting times to get diagnosed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago (5 children) I’m sure we can guess permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (4 children) The United Dumpsterfires Of America? I am fairly confident I will lose access to my ADHD medication under RFK and I am completely unconfident centrist corporate Democrats like Gavin Newsom will give a shit about actually addressing fixing it if one of them wins power after Trump. They will completely accept the narrative we are "overdiagnosing" ADHD put out by Republicans and keep helping Republicans move the goalposts until I am dead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) In the USA, got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed meds. Start to finish took 3 weeks. I have good insurance and live in a civilized part of the country -- the difference between states (and even parts of states) when it comes to healthcare is stark. We had to move one of my elderly, infirm aunts to Michigan because the Texas healthcare system is a bad joke if you're on public aid. She almost certainly would be dead if she stayed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago Yeah, I got diagnosed in about a month. And it only took that long because the psych accidentally double-booked appointment times and we had to reschedule. But that was with decent insurance. If I was self-pay or on public healthcare (which is basically non-existent in my state) then I’d still be waiting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago Texas is a death cult desperately trying to convince everyone it is just another shithole. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago I've also heard that Canada has long waiting times to get diagnosed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (4 children) The United Dumpsterfires Of America? I am fairly confident I will lose access to my ADHD medication under RFK and I am completely unconfident centrist corporate Democrats like Gavin Newsom will give a shit about actually addressing fixing it if one of them wins power after Trump. They will completely accept the narrative we are "overdiagnosing" ADHD put out by Republicans and keep helping Republicans move the goalposts until I am dead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) In the USA, got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed meds. Start to finish took 3 weeks. I have good insurance and live in a civilized part of the country -- the difference between states (and even parts of states) when it comes to healthcare is stark. We had to move one of my elderly, infirm aunts to Michigan because the Texas healthcare system is a bad joke if you're on public aid. She almost certainly would be dead if she stayed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago Yeah, I got diagnosed in about a month. And it only took that long because the psych accidentally double-booked appointment times and we had to reschedule. But that was with decent insurance. If I was self-pay or on public healthcare (which is basically non-existent in my state) then I’d still be waiting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago Texas is a death cult desperately trying to convince everyone it is just another shithole. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago I've also heard that Canada has long waiting times to get diagnosed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (2 children) In the USA, got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed meds. Start to finish took 3 weeks. I have good insurance and live in a civilized part of the country -- the difference between states (and even parts of states) when it comes to healthcare is stark. We had to move one of my elderly, infirm aunts to Michigan because the Texas healthcare system is a bad joke if you're on public aid. She almost certainly would be dead if she stayed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago Yeah, I got diagnosed in about a month. And it only took that long because the psych accidentally double-booked appointment times and we had to reschedule. But that was with decent insurance. If I was self-pay or on public healthcare (which is basically non-existent in my state) then I’d still be waiting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago Texas is a death cult desperately trying to convince everyone it is just another shithole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago Yeah, I got diagnosed in about a month. And it only took that long because the psych accidentally double-booked appointment times and we had to reschedule. But that was with decent insurance. If I was self-pay or on public healthcare (which is basically non-existent in my state) then I’d still be waiting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago Texas is a death cult desperately trying to convince everyone it is just another shithole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago I've also heard that Canada has long waiting times to get diagnosed. permalink fedilink source parent
