My adult appointment for testing/evaluation was nearly 2 grand. I met my annual deductible in a month because of it. I'm fortunate enough to be middle class, so I could afford it, but I can't imagine someone making a lower end of middle class income just being able to drop that kind of money like that.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

There are much cheaper ways to get a diagnosis, even for people without health insurance.

[–] TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

My provider that tested both of my kids stopped taking insurance for tests, so they wanted me to pay 13000 dollars for spectrum testing, I found a different provider and I still have to get lined up with a test but they’ve already started my adhd symptoms right away. It has been so nice after 34ish years of just coping