I brought up to him that I’ve had problems with memory and attention, and I think maybe it has to do with ADHD. I gave him a list of the things I wrote down I suspect have to do with ADHD, and he read it, nodding his way throughout.

He tells me that all of it looks like what every teenager experiences, then he asked about my grades. I told him I get usually in the 80s, which is true. He basically told me that it’s just regular teenage things and it’s probably not ADHD, and I should go to sleep earlier, not go on my phone at night, and go see a psychologist for my concentration problems.

Is that normal? I feel like he discounted me just because of my age and how I’m not failing school. He also isn’t really “with the times” because when he asked me if I was sexually active, these were his words: “Are you with a boy?”

I don’t know, I’m pretty sure I have ADHD and it was just a regular doctor’s visit, but I feel like he should have taken my concerns more seriously or asked more follow up questions.

What do you think?