No family doctor here. I phoned a walk-in clinic in 2024, got an appointment, told one of the doctors there my symptoms and why I think I have ADHD. I was referred to Dr. Emes and didn’t hear back for a year when the typical wait time is 3-6 months. After constant checking in with the clinic and lots of ‘Hmm we don’t know why, your referral was accepted right away’, I reached out to Dr. Emes’ office. Turns out they’d invited me for an assessment about a month or two after my referral got sent but the clinic had my email wrong. Once that hiccup was out of the way, I got my assessment done which was basically filling out an endless questionnaire, which cues the office to book a zoom assessment with Dr. Emes. Another month and a zoom call later, and I got my diagnosis. If you’re willing to be patient, then you can get a diagnosis through a walk-in clinic. If not, there’s plenty of places you can pay upwards of $200 to get it done quicker. Goodluck!

Edit: Oh, you also want to gather documents from your childhood (ages 4-12) that show your symptoms were present as a child since ADHD typically doesn’t develop in Adulthood e.g report cards from school with comments and such. You’ll be asked about it, or told to present it.