EP. 199: How to Get Diagnosed with My Checklist

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Okay, so you did a bunch of learning and self-reflecting and you suspect you might have ADHD. Now what? The process of getting an ADHD diagnosis can, ironically, be super inaccessible for the ADHD brain, so I wanted to do an episode on how to seek out a diagnosis for those of you who don’t know where to start. Whether you’re afraid that you won’t be believed by your provider, that you’ll be accused of drug-seeking, or that you won’t be able to remember anything you wanted to say in the moment, I’ve created a checklist of adult ADHD symptoms based on the DSM-5 and Russell Barkley’s Adult Scale that will help you discuss your experiences with confidence. I’m not a doctor, but I know how your brain works because I share it, and my aim with this episode is to give you the framework and the courage to fight for the medical support you deserve. Resources

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0:00.8	When you're first starting out and you're looking for someone to walk you through this diagnosis
0:07.4	process, I would start by asking for a recommendation from anyone that you know who has a familiarity
0:13.7	with ADHD. They've been diagnosed, their child's been diagnosed, their grandchild's been diagnosed,
0:19.8	and ask them, do you know anyone who really knows ADHD and knows ADHD in women? So if there's
0:28.0	nobody there, you don't know anybody then, I would ask your primary care physician if they have
0:32.9	any recommendations. Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, John F. Kennedy, Mozart, Michael Jordan,
0:47.6	Will Smith. That sounds like a list of highly successful titans in a variety of locations.
0:55.5	Why is it that we rarely hear that they have or have ADHD? And you know what we hear even less about?
1:07.4	Serena Williams, Emma Watson, Mel Robbins, Woopy Goldberg, Agatha Christie, Aaron Brockovich,
1:16.4	Cher. Yeah, the successful women navigating ADHD. And that's exactly why I started this podcast,
1:24.9	ADHD for smart-ass women. I'm your host, Tracy Otsuka. I'm a lawyer, not a doctor,
1:31.7	a lifelong student, now a coach. I'm also the creator of your ADHD brain is A-OK,
1:39.7	a system that helps people like you figure out what they should do with their life.
1:44.4	And we're here today to talk ADHD, your strengths, your symptoms, your workarounds,
1:50.4	and how you proudly stand out instead of trying to fit in. I credit my ADHD for some of my greatest
1:58.2	gifts. And you know what? I spy a happier life for you too. So without further ado, a shiny new
2:07.1	episode is starting now. Hello, I am Tracy Otsuka and I wanted to thank you so much for joining me
2:19.5	here for episode number 199 of ADHD for smart-ass women. I hope you'll subscribe to this podcast
2:27.8	and our newsletter over at TracyOtsuka.com. My purpose is always to show you who you are and then
2:36.0	inspire you to be it. And you know what? In the thousands of ADHD women that I've had the privilege
2:41.4	of meeting, I've never met a one that wasn't truly brilliant at something, not one, and that includes
2:47.5	you. Now, before we start today's podcast, I would like to share a podcast review.
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