r/ADHDsingapore

tldr; 44yo this year, throughout my life, i've always wondered why am i so different from people around me. Only last year, when my teenager girl got into trouble and complaints in school was I exposed to ADHD. We had her tested and she was diagnosed with ADHD.

Then it dawned on me that i have the exact same symptoms as her.

- I can't focus when someone is talking face to face with me

- i walk around during meetings

- I can't for my life sit through a netflix without fast forwarding

- I always miss paying bills and incur late fees

- I complete tasks/projects right on the day of the deadline.

Never for once did i associate all these with a mental condition. Everyone including me chalked these off for being lazy. I developed coping mechanism in my adulthood, which resulted in my constantly being rated as exceptional performer but deep down i'm still insecure because these issues have never gone away. Probably made worst by adulthood. (Example, i have tons of debts because of my "laziness" in paying off bills when they're due.

I wonder if an official diagnosis and eventual therapy and medication will help me. Any fellow late adhd diagnosis here?

Has anyone here done the Adult ADHD Assessment (For Medications/Diagnosis) ($300–500) with Dr Ng Beng Yeong Psych Clinic in Singapore?

English is my second language, so I’m trying to prepare a bit beforehand.

I was wondering what the actual process was like. Was it mostly conversation/interview based? Did they use DIVA, ASRS, CADDRA, or similar assessments? How detailed was the childhood history part, and what was the paperwork/intake process like?

Just trying to understand what the experience is realistically like. Thanks.

I am 29F (30 this year), got diagnosed with ADHD last year, and I’ve got CPTSD too. At an attempt at financial stability and wanting to do smth I do enjoy, I completed a part time IT related diploma. But now I’m struggling in my internship (only 2 months in), with the social aspect more than anything else, but also a little bit of the routine and the endless tasks. I’m terrified about the social aspect and am expected to do presentations etc in my role. I feel like I can’t manage the anxiety of it and am struggling with rejection sensitivity too. I want to ask if anyone knows work places or IT related roles that might not require so much social interaction. I presently go to IMH and just started medication for ADHD a few months ago, and it’s been helpful. IMH did link me with a counsellor that I’ve been seeing for almost 2 years but not sure how I feel about them right now and don’t really feel comfortable telling them stuff. So I’m a little trapped and don’t have anyone to talk to that might understand me.

TLDR Struggling with social anxiety, ADHD and CPTSD. Does anyone know work places or IT related roles that might not require so much social interaction in Singapore? Or maybe even remote work options?

EDIT: ADHD diagnosis was last year not yesterday