My son has been to his second appointment today with consultant and she has diagnosed ADHD. WE saw her in June and had a working diagnosis, now she says he has it.
I’m feeling overwhelmed with the idea of us having to adapt and try and do things differently - i feel hopeless like we’ll never be able to help him properly. The diagnosis hasn’t done this to my thinking, its how I’ve been feeling for the last year anyway since first suspected adhd, but today has brought it all home. I’d been tense for weeks before this appointment and really worried this weekend.
I don’t understand the diagnosis process properly. We’ve filled out a questionnaire twice, and so has the school. And we’ve been to see the consultant twice (45mins-1hr appointment with my son in the room). Now diagnosis. Thought it would be more in depth? He was referred by HV and GP who both know him.
Would appreciate any one else’s views. Feeling very drained, sad and hopeless with it all. He is such a lovely boy but its exhausting. He is the middle of 3 boys.