not taken seriously because of my age
im 15, im in year 10. currently i’m seeking a diagnosis and in the long process, however i know for sure i am neurodivergent and i have known this for a long time. school has always been extremely difficult, ive been masking since i was in primary school and i have never had energy to do things like normal people after school. my parents have said i was always so tired and would sometimes fall asleep on the way home or just while coming out of school (when i was unmasking and the exhaustion started kicking in) however my situation is getting a lot worse. my attendance has always been bad because of how i struggle physically and mentally, and i’ve always had bad health due to several conditions, however my health is consistently getting worse to the point i can sleep 10+ hours a day and still come home sleepy, i have chronic pain everywhere in my body, i can’t remember anything, my hair is falling out in thick strands, etc. i’ve gone to a teacher about it, and was again met with the same response of „your health is important however your education is too“ (which just means we don’t care as long as you come into school). many of my teachers and other students judge me for my attendance without knowing what’s going on at all and i’m not keen to disclose to everyone how much i struggle anyway. also had to go to the hospital around a week ago because of how bad my symptoms were getting however they diagnosed nothing and didn’t care about half my symptoms, only wanted to check me for meningitis then sent me on my way. i’ve known for a long time my symptoms are clearly getting worse because of chronic stress however when bringing this up at the hospital the doctor didn’t take me seriously at all asking what i could possibly be stressed about at my age then ignoring my response. it’s gotten to the point i am seriously concerned, i can’t even go into school without being extremely distressed by the loud noises and lights which i didn’t have such a big problem with before, which again is only happening after chronic stress. nobody is willing to take me serious about this because of my age. it is extremely tiring and i dont want to be hospitalised because nobody cares about my condition. any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated