I'm a 15F SMK student and I like reading all sorts of things, but about a year ago I was reading an article about neurodevelopmental disorders and noticed some symptoms that I had resonated with, so I did research over the course of a few months (articles, Quora questions, YouTube, even tiktok) and some self-testing (RAADS-R test, CAT-Q test, Ritvo test...etc)
After weeks of contemplating, I consulted my mother about it. My older sibling is also neurodivergent and has depression, and while I don't know the exact details they are seeing a psychiatrist. My mother said it would be quite expensive to send us both to psychiatrists but at that time I didn't know much about the disorder treatment and she didn't either, I just that I knew I had it, so I told her it could wait.
The problem is, it can't wait. I just want a diagnosis and meds to go along with it. Having too many factors of stress that I won't mention is really too much on my plate. If you hold things in too long, you start getting messed up and I'd rather not live with the fact that I'm a ticking bomb ready to explode at any minute. I want to get tested at a government hospital, but I don't know how much it will cost.
My sibling had me take a test recently because they suspected something and was curious, and I ended up pretty high on the autism spectrum, but that doesn't really matter right now. Sorry if you can't help or you hate that I'm posting here, it's just that I don't have anywhere else to go. I don't know what to do because everywhere I read is always talking about the USA.
TL;DR
I want to know if insurance covers ADHD/autismspec diagnosis, and if tests at government hospitals are accessible to teens +a sob story
After weeks of contemplating, I consulted my mother about it. My older sibling is also neurodivergent and has depression, and while I don't know the exact details they are seeing a psychiatrist. My mother said it would be quite expensive to send us both to psychiatrists but at that time I didn't know much about the disorder treatment and she didn't either, I just that I knew I had it, so I told her it could wait.
The problem is, it can't wait. I just want a diagnosis and meds to go along with it. Having too many factors of stress that I won't mention is really too much on my plate. If you hold things in too long, you start getting messed up and I'd rather not live with the fact that I'm a ticking bomb ready to explode at any minute. I want to get tested at a government hospital, but I don't know how much it will cost.
My sibling had me take a test recently because they suspected something and was curious, and I ended up pretty high on the autism spectrum, but that doesn't really matter right now. Sorry if you can't help or you hate that I'm posting here, it's just that I don't have anywhere else to go. I don't know what to do because everywhere I read is always talking about the USA.
TL;DR
I want to know if insurance covers ADHD/autismspec diagnosis, and if tests at government hospitals are accessible to teens +a sob story