@jym626 I had like an informal questionnare a while back. But actually I just got a full comprehensive test and I’ll have a diagnosis in a few weeks. My top choice schoolis uPenn
Where else did you apply?
RPI, Columbia, Princeton, Tufts, SUNYs Binghamton and Stony Brook and a lot of safeties
I’m sorry. That doctor is horrible; I think it’s such bullsht that doctors won’t formally diagnose people whom they consider to be “high functioning.” Just because someone appears to have the capacity to appear “normal” at times doesn’t mean that it’s natural or that it doesn’t cause any stress. My first audiologist denied my request for a hearing aid or a referral to an APD specialist which sent me into a panic because I didn’t know if I would be able to function in college without some sort of support. When I went for a check up my second audi gave me the green light for a hearing aid thank god. Hopefully your diagnosis will turn out well.
Seconding the above person who says colleges’ disability services are good. I’m a high school senior like you but I’ve heard that as well. I’m also looking forward for more medical support/medication when I turn 18 lol. Someone in this thread said that medical support was expensive? I’ve heard that colleges’ medical insurance policies are pretty good though. Wonder if someone else could chip in abt that. I know at most colleges you can visit their counselors for free (or at least a few free visits) and get a referral to a specialist from there (if you don’t get the diagnosis/meds you want now). And at least under HIPAA, when you’re 18 you aren’t legally required to disclose medical information to your parents even though they may be paying for insurance I think. So that may be a bonus since you said your parents think you’re faking for medication.
Lol sorry this sounds like some elaborate plan to secretly get meds. It’s just a mishmash of stuff I’ve read that I hope is true. But tbh it’s one of the reasons why I’m excited to turn 18 and go to college. Hope things turn out well for you.
I think my parents are finally understanding me, because I’m learning to drive and I’ve been having a lot of trouble noticing stop signs and red lights and stuff, which is what prompted them to send me for an evaluation. I’ll find out in a few weeks how it went
That sounds great!!
anon, I am so thrilled you got an evaluation. Actually, reading your inspired me to get my son checked out. I just wrote an email to his school today and they will arrange a test for him when spring break ends. So thank you! Sharing your thoughts may be helping others as well!! I really hope things work out well for you. It is hard for high achieving kids like you and my son to get diagnosed because when I tried before, people point to his report card and think I’m neurotic, pushing my kid to excel more. I’m happy your parents have come around too. GOOD LUCK with everything!
Aw thank you haha I’m so glad for your son
Do keep us updated. Good luck. 
I can relate to this so much. Wow. I’m barely top quarter of my class, but I got a 2,210 on my SAT and I do really well on all my tests but struggle with keeping up with all the tedious assignments sprinkled into all of the classes. I always tell myself that I’m going to start my homework right when I get home, but then I realize it’s 3 a.m. and I haven’t even started. Then I throw something together and either opt out of going to school that day (over the course of twelve years I have more than a full school year’s worth of absences, so I’m sort of a year behind) or deprive myself of sleep and go through the motions of school like a zombie (I pull about thirty all-nighters a years). Often times I’ll be either reading random articles/books or watching movies into the oddest hours of the night, and I never get anything done. I don’t know about you, but I get so frustrated with myself. I’m like, “What is wrong with you, brain? You could easily have all A’s if you could just get your s**t together.” It’s a very circuitous process that just ends with me being more and more annoyed with myself. My inability to simply do my homework on time has wreaked havoc on all aspects of my life, to be honest. Anyways, it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one experiencing this, but it sucks that somebody else has to experience this. @anon9362
@splitter : can you ask to be homeschooled? Sounds like it’s be a solution since you’d control the hours and the pace.
Also, get tested to see if you have a learning disability.
I have a lot of the same problems @Splitter, I probably have about that many absences as well. If I didn’t get my act together the day before I will refuse to go to school. But then again I never have my act together, so I either miss a lot of days at a time or just get zeros. Half of my binders and notebooks are falling apart and I don’t ever know where anything is. My parents have been trying to convince me to use a pocketbook like a “normal girl” so I can keep everything in the same place but somehow things just vanish