#reassessment

[khrushchov]

[retrorevelations]

When it was released in 1985, The Black Cauldron was the most expensive animated film ever made. And it looks the part, as it's a gorgeous film. Yet it has a richly undeserved reputation for being a "bad film", just because Disney mishandled it and the movie bombed in theaters. And then they refused to release it on VHS, until 1998, further adding to its mystique, and reputation as a "pariah". But the truth is, it's an excellent film, and it deserves to be reassessed by modern audiences, and recognized as a strong and worthy entry in Disney's animated library. http://retrorevelations.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-black-cauldron-disneys-forgotten.html

[musicmakesyousmart]

Maenad Veyl - Reassessment

Veyl

2020

[emilalzamora]

Abyss. Flashback to 2008. This one, 2020... is different. Time for some societal #reassessment . #sculpture #art #fineart #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #figure #figurativeart #body #mind #spirit #arte #escultura #meditation #abyss #artist #contemporaryartist #minimal #minimalart #artoninstagram #instaart https://www.instagram.com/p/B96WdyMlJ18/?igshid=121vsdcghpuq8

[actuallyadhd]

Hey I have a question to ask. As a child I was diagnosed with ADHD but I only took medication for a short time because my parents believed I would grow out of it. The problem is now I am an adult and all the struggles adults with ADHD have seem spot on with all my problems. Since I'm not a hyperactive child anymore people keep saying I'm fine but I 100% know in my gut that I at least still have an inattentive type of ADHD. Should I get rediagnosed again or just read ADHD blogs to help myself?

Sent December 5, 2018

I’m so sorry it took so long to get back to you on this!

If you’re struggling because of your ADHD symptoms, then it may be worthwhile to talk to your doctor about getting reassessed, to see if you still have it and so you can get appropriate treatment for your symptoms.

Even though you’ve been previously diagnosed, make sure you talk about the practical ways your life is being impacted by your symptoms, and describe your symptoms in your own words (rather than copying web sites and the DSM and stuff). If you can get hold of your diagnostic papers from when you were a child, bringing copies with you may also be beneficial.

If your doctor is generally unhelpful (some of them still think you can grow out of it and some don’t think you can have it if you did well in school and so on and so forth, there’s a lot of misinformation out there), take your documentation to your local learning disabilities association, if you have one around where you are. They can help you figure out what to do next, because they will know what resources are available in your area.

If you’re in school, just take your documentation to your school’s disability resource centre and ask them how they can help you figure it all out.

Good luck, and let us know what happens!

-J

[legogradstudent]

Entering the house owned by a friend working in the private sector, the grad student anxiously reassesses many of his life choices.

[youvebeenlivingfictional]

Updates: I Don’t Mind the Company & Long Shot

Hiiii

I’m hoping to/planning on updating Part Five of Long Shot, and Part Three (the final part) of I Don’t Mind the Company this weekend!

[actuallyadhd]

im 28 years old, was diagnosed with adhd as a child but not as an adult (last time i tried to get diagnosed the doctor looked at me like i was a liar when i explained my old diagnosis) anyways i can barely leave the house and medication for adhd is far far too cost prohibitive for me, getting the diagnosis would cost me thousands I can’t really see myself ever being able to afford every attempt i have made at managing adhd on my own has failed. Is there even any hope at this point?

From December 23 2017

I think there is some hope, yes. My feeling is always that there is hope and that you simply haven’t hit on the right systems for your brain yet. That doesn’t mean that I think you can function in society the same as a neurotypical person, it means that I think there is a way for your to achieve some type of success, on your own terms, in your own way, on your own time, etc.

The doctor is an idiot; if you were diagnosed as a child then you have ADHD regardless. I wish they would stop requiring adults to get reassessed, since it’s not something most people grow out of.

Now, for coping mechanisms and systems and such: we can try to help you here if you write in with specific questions. Think about something small that you would like to be able to make happen regularly, and tell us what it is and how you’ve tried to do it in the past (i.e., what have you tried that hasn’t worked). If there are specific things that you are good at, let us know what they are. That sort of information can be helpful in figuring out a way to help you with difficult things.

The bonus of us helping you is that we all have ADHD as well, so we know how the ADHD brain works. Our solutions aren’t going to be neurotypical solutions. They’ll be based on how ADHD works and what works for you.

Also, we’re free.

Now, this won’t be easy. It never is. I work really hard to meet my goals, and I’m on meds now! But it’s so worth the effort. So if you’re willing to put in the work and communicate with us about what’s working and what isn’t, we will do our best to help you develop and implement and tweak systems for managing your life that work with and around your ADHD.

-J