Testing...1...2...3

You may (or not!) have seen my tweet yesterday saying I was going to spend the day at ADHD testing. Fun times. Generally? I hate the thought of taking a whole day to do some test, and avoided it like Walmart during the holidays. However, pressure finally made me go ahead and agree to spend a entire day allowing some person to pick apart my brain.

First part? Not too bad. We went over my childhood, history..blah blah blah... (sometimes I feel like if I have to go through that again I am going to blow, however? That probably wouldn't be a good idea, because they might find that "off.") Anyway, after asking her if it wouldn't be easier to just read my records...I caved in.

Then? The fun began. We moved into the "testing room." Which was pretty much a storage room with a desk. There were plenty of spoons, forks, and creamer if the need hit though. She took about 9876 minutes to get the stuff out and ready. Me? Sat there totally patiently. (except my leg kept shaking. Which I didn't notice until she pointed it out to me, like, "Uh, do you always shake like that?")

Finally, an eon later, we started. Then? She couldn't get the stopwatch to work. She would ask a question, I'd answer and she'd say, "Oh! My stopwatch won't start."

Um, okay...She'd mess with it, I'd mess with it, neither of us would get it, and FINALLY, we would reset it and start again.

So we went over this about 5 times, when I suggested that she use the stopwatch on my iPhone, as it might be easier. (Thank goodness she took me up on it, I was about to rip my hair out.)

Then? She would read me the question, and start the time. I'd answer before she hit the START button, and she would get flustered. (Um, when you ask a preK question, you should expect that?) Finally, she was like, "Oh dear you are going too fast! I can't start the clock!" (Um, if it is timed, isn't the idea to it to go fast?) Luckily, the questions get harder as you move along, so I was able to take sufficient time to work through it, and she was able to time away happily.

I won't go over the nasty, long, torn out details... why sara? Isn't that what you are doing here? Luckily, some parts were shorter than others. (Namely the ones I did bad at.) Several of them? Lasted forever!

Right when I was ready to poke my eyes out, she announced it was time for a lunch break.

Followed by another eternity of testing.

Finally, at 2:30 ish, I was done. Freedom! I ran out the door, jumped in the car and took off to the mall as fast as the speed limit and traffic would allow. Fast forward 1hr? I get a call from the Dr.

Yes, she wants to do another test. Another portion that she feels, "will round out the testing in good way." (Um, is this good or bad? Come on, just tell me I'm average and let's blow this joint.)

Except she can't do it until 6 p.m. I live an hour away, so it would be a pain to drive back there for a 20 minute test.

Sadly, I had to stay,have my hair highlighted, buy some new nail polish, and have my nose piercing replaced to fill my time. It was rough.

At 6:15, she pulls me in, and explains what she wants to do. She mentions that my results so far are "interesting." (Yes, I just admitted on my blog that a person who has been testing for 20+ years said my test was interesting)

So, I answered some new questions, all like, "Why is it important to have different countries get along?" and off I went.

I find out the total results in 2 weeks. Yippee. I'm not worried, I mean, what is the worst she can tell me? I've survived this long on my smarts, I'll last another few, right? Right?