Just reading about different types and I think I am this one. Over the weeks by reading posts here, it has amazed me that things I took no notice of seems to be typical of us. I just found out that something I always do is picking at cuticles or skin and apparently this isn’t unusual… that’s a new one. Every day I am learning more about this. I now need to find my superpower

I just wanted to say “hi” to everyone who is new here and might be a little overwhelmed by it all. Please don’t be put off, as you will learn a lot about yourself and it is a safe space to come and chat. Maybe look around and get aquainted with it first but we are a friendly bunch and we all know what it’s like to procrastinate. We are here for you

This is my focus for this week. This lovely little girl, 10yo, found as a stray ended up in the pound before a rescue centre took her in. She arrived a couple of hours ago, and is in her forever home now. This week, everything else can wait.

Can anyone please advise me, in the UK when a psychiatrist does an assessment through the NHS, what is the procedure after the assessment? I had an assessment and I was told I had to be referred back to my GP for an ECG and blood tests. My eldest daughter was sent a list of drugs and what the side effects were. She was also referred back to the GP for an ECG which she has now had. My youngest daughter was assessed and on the same day they sent a prescription to our pharmacy for meds. She was not asked to have further tests and has not received her report from the assessment. I read that you should not take the meds if you have thyroid.issues, but my youngest was not told that or asked if she had thyroid problems, She has not taken the meds but we tried to follow it up. The psychiatrist who assessed her was only on the zoom assessment for an hour and it seems very rushed. After she queried this and the psychiatrist phoned her and literally blamed my daughter for not saying she had thyroid problems and that my daughter told her she wanted the meds. She really upset my daughter as she is the doctor and should have done her job properly and not twisted things. Since this telephone call I have received 4 text messages, one saying what the meds are for adhd and what the side effects are. Another text saying I don’t need an ECG or blood tests but I can go straight onto drugs. Another text saying let us know whether you want to go ahead with the meds. And the 4th one just asking me to reply. I don’t know if they have sent those to me for me or whether they should have been sent to my daughter or whether they are trying to cover their mistake. I don’t know if t should make a formal complaint or whether this is normal or what the protocol is, so if anyone can please let me know their experience that would be helpful