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I knew you'd love that reference. You can tell me which one is posh spice.

Did your posts just go into the Abyss?

My wife has just got her diagnosis as having adhd and I have somehow become the exec sponsor at work for the staff disability network (the sub 40 but people looking up to you is so weird...) so I know a little, and have listened a fair bit. As well as having a dyslexic diagnosis myself. I know how little I know as having met one neurodiverse person, youve only met one neurodiverse person. And there's 1/7 of the population being one, so i dont think its over diagnosis, but more catching up as lots of people in the 90s earlier were just called odd rather than what we understand now.

On the neurodiversity diagnosis for kids, it sounds like from your timeline this has been an issue for 2ish years which would be from 7. That's the point at which school conformity requirements really kick in and can create a lot of anxiety for kids, particularly neurodiverse ones. And certainly having gone through the adhd forms with my wife the things that can trigger the different levels of issues only increase (secondary school, self management). So while not 'manifesting' earlier, it's not out of the realms this has been latent and now coming to bear. Or not at all, worth checking with the pros.

You'll likely have to do a lot with the GP to help with this, but given you have got a history with them hopefully this willbe easier. Don't know how it works with kids yet, but you'll want to make sure they do shared care arrangements and the look at right to choose to get an appointment - that got us through relatively quickly. A bit of minor research can weed out the non-reputable ones. For example the one my wife used has the person who set the ADHD clinical guidelines on their Board etc.

Having done the process with my wife, im anticipating my daughter, who is 5, is going to need an assessment in the next few years because she's showing the same traits as my wife, and I want my daughter to have better scaffolding than my wife did so life isn't as anxiety full and stressful. We are trying not to project... Going to be an interesting conversation with the school when we flag it... anyway, my point is sending solidarity and some support!

Sorry this is all coming at once, its the British way though as buses always come together. At least youre looking for a new job from a position of security.

Its really so good. Im ready for book 2 now...

I just finished the spear cuts through water, on forum reco, and it was excellent. Quite an intense read in places but clever and engaging on many levels. Well worth the money and eyeball time.

Have added his other book on the wishlist which sounds good too.

For a change in pace, reading Xenos in the Eishenhorn omnibus.