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There are officially recognised tests that potentially lead to officially recognised diagnoses. For ADHD specifically that can lead to access to medication you wouldn't have without the official diagnosis.
Must be just Canada then, but my doctor didn't give a flying shit about diagnosing ADHD. Stated it was clinical and if you feel you have it, good chance you got it. Just threw random steroids at me until something clicked.
Steroids? I've never heard of those being a treatment for ADHD
Can confirm, they are not. I assume they meant stimulants? I assume "threw random ... at me" also actually means "systematically trialled a series of medications until one was found to be sufficiently effective with minimal side effects".