My GP thinks it’s highly likely that I have ADHD, which I contracted by watching TikTok videos, having friends with blue hair and reading about Critical Race Theory. *sideways look*

I’ll no doubt write more about it some other time, but the tl;dr version is that my winning personality may actually be a neurological condition. Fun times!

I received confirmation of my referral today, along with a bunch of questionnaires and a letter explaining that the current waiting time for any assessment is “approximately 80+ weeks”.

I know what you’re thinking. 80+ weeks? For an initial assessment?

Me, I’m probably not thinking what you’re thinking, because I have experience of trans healthcare. I’m thinking:

Woah! Slow down there, Speedy Gonzales! Round here we measure wait times in years!