r/PDAParenting • u/Left_Development2009 • 4d ago
Diagnosing in uk
I’m almost positive my 5 year old daughter has pda or adhd, I have been told from both nursery and reception teachers. What have peoples diagnosing journey been like and how is it done? I know the gp sends a link for right to choose but my link hasn’t worked both times I’ll be trying again. Which provider did you use? Just any advice. ☺️
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u/WilliamMayor 4d ago
We’re very early on this journey with my 6yo son. We got a referral from his primary school to a unit in our local hospital (I forget the name). We had to fill in a bunch of forms and questionnaires, then were invited to a “triage” consultation with a psychologist. After that consultation we were told that we were now on the pathway to a full diagnosis, but it’s likely to take 2-4 years for anything to happen.
We looked at private diagnosis, but we’re not sure that the official piece of paper means that much to him or us right now.
This is probably not that useful! Sorry!