starkid wrote:
Has anyone gotten any sort of psychological evaluation provided by Vocational Rehabilitation? What was it like?
I had one 19 years ago when I was diagnosed with ADHD. They sent me to a psychologist for an evaluation specifically to rule out ADHD. I remember the lady at VR saying that she wanted to send me to this particular psychologist's office because they were supposed to be really good at diagnosing ADHD.
I don't remember all the tests but it was mostly IQ testing and things that tested memory and concentration. Some of it was easy, and some of it was stressful.
The test I remember most, was they called out a series of numbers, and I had to add each number to the last number and tell them the sum. It was so frustrating it made me cry. I scored in the 6th percentile on that test.
It wasn't a pleasant experience, I thought the people at the place acted really unfriendly and weird during the tests, and even worse when I went back to get the results. I just remember them staring at me in this really cold analytical sort of way. I was really unhappy about it afterward.
I think it would just depend on what kind of place they send you to. VR may be different in other states, but here they don't do anything in house. They send you to a private practice that is affiliated with them.
VR is sending me for another evaluation soon, to rule out autism. The counselor told me what office they use and I questioned him about whether they can diagnose adults with autism accurately. He seemed to think so.
In my experience VR really pushes for you to be on some kind of medication. They told me I at least have to be willing to consider medication, for them to open a case and send me for an evaluation. I don't want to take anything, so I'm not sure how this is going to play out.