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Originally Posted by sunrise
SP, what supports would you like the university to provide? I have ADHD too and would love to have some supports but can't think of much of anything I could ask for that would be something the university could provide. (I have not requested accommodation at my school.) If you have ideas, I would love to hear them. At my university, you can get extra time for a test or an isolated and quiet spot to take the test. I really appreciate the latter option, as all of the people clacking noisily on their laptops in the class can be very distracting to me. I asked my professor informally if she could ask that those with laptops sit on one side of the room so there can be a laptop free zone on the other side, but she wouldn't do it. I have had some professors do that and have found it really helpful so I didn't think I was asking for anything outrageous. I didn't want to tell her I would like this because of ADHD. I don't like to share my health information with professors.
I don't like it either, so I try to limit the spread whenever I can. I don't readily give release for my health care providers to discuss me with anyone else unless there is clear benefit, and I don't use insurance for mental health. As far as my insurance is concerned, I have never sought services for mental health. I guess we do the best we can and then just try not to worry ourselves too much.
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I would appreciate 1 on 1 study help, maybe help with homework--with someone who is familiar with the symptoms and behaviors of ADHD and knows how to get around them. Extra test time in a private/semi-private area, fine-- lovely, whatever, but that doesn't help me in the interim period. I feel as though I have no self control sometimes and I don't do what I am supposed to do hardly ever.
The only problem with out of pocket is that out of pocket therapy is exceptionally high most of the time. The practitioners who take sliding scale are limited and you need to be careful when selecting a T. I really want to go back to my old T, which I'm planning on, but I think I need to see someone here in my local area sooner than I can get into my regular T's office.
Right now for instance I'm a good month behind on my classes. I really need to be working on my classwork today, but I can't seem to focus and I feel resigned to my mediocrity. This really sucks.
Oh yeah-- when I first filed the paperwork with my current pdoc, the rude office staff person made me sign a release of information form-- really unprofessional. I'm going to go back and change that ASAP. That's not their right nor is it mandatory for proper treatment to sign a blanket ROI. He was really rude when I confronted him on it, but since he wouldn't deal with it I'm just going to go back and deal with someone else.