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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by IncRnd on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:10PM (#27599991)
Thank you. However, I'm not sure that is correct.

  There are several types of professionals who typically diagnose ADHD. These include: physicians (especially psychiatrists, pediatricians, neurologists), psychologists, social workers, nurse practitioners, and other licensed counselors or therapists (e.g. professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, etc.). [1]

  Some examples of professionals who are capable of diagnosing ADHD include: pediatricians, psychiatrists, family physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, psychotherapists. [2]
[1] https://chadd.org/about-adhd/professionals-who-diagnose-and-...

[2] https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/adhd-doctor

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by cryptnotic on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:36PM (#27610758)
I agree that it's both broader and more complicated than what I wrote. At least in some states in the U.S., a neuropsychologist can diagnose ADHD, but can't write prescriptions for medications to treat it. Meanwhile, a psychiatrist can write prescriptions for a patient with ADHD, but might only do so after he reads a diagnosis from a neuropsychologist. Your experience may vary.

Also, diagnoses for disability accommodations (e.g., in education) are a whole different and complicated thing.

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by ksaj on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:41PM (#27600187)
That is interesting that some of them are authorized to diagnose, but can't write a prescription to control it.

I guess that's why they'll all eventually send you to a "specialist," which is another way of saying "someone authorized to medicate you for this."

I'm not sure though - physicians can prescribe Ritalin, but at least here, they always send you off to be checked out by a psychiatrist first.

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Re:Ask HN: Feeling guilty for doing the bare minimum at work by IncRnd on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @11:01PM (#27600310)
That makes sense to me. Of course, I'm not disputing the existence of specialists. A nurse practitioner or pediatrician may not have the most familiarity or want to deal with the issue.
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