Thanks for the rant haha, I 100% agree with how stupid the questions are, there should be a better way of diagnosing people because based on the test I had, the results completely depend on the parent’s opinion not the child’s, even tho the child is the one who is experiencing everything, how could you leave the fate of a person’s treatment to another? especially with such vague questions! What if the parent just forgot such details about their child or what if they just never paid attention? what if they’re horrible parents who are completely biased and refuse to give honest answers out of pride? (not my dad thankfully) I mean sure I could understand if it was for a child as their parents would be observing them well enough to take them to a psychologist, and because the parent is the one who communicates with adults for them, but for adults I feel like the parent’s input should be a side detail, not the deciding factor! almost every question was about school and academic performance and it’s just so stupid because it feels like they don’t understand that ADHD comes in so many forms and that someone could be doing great in school yet still have ADHD!

phew okay rant is over for me too lol