What do I do?

I was diagnosed with ADHD back in February/March time, and no additional support was given to me until the Year 12 mocks. I lost so many marks because of silly mistakes (especially in maths, and this reoccurs a lot), and in the end, I was predicted a BCC. I know that I was capable of so much more, and it ****es me off that these were the grades I had gotten.

The SEN teacher who works with me seems to think that I have some type of learning disability, which my parents don’t seem to believe. But they also didn’t believe that I had ADHD until I got my diagnosis, which was why I had gotten it so late. The clinical psychologist seems to believe that I have Autism and has also put me on the waiting list, and because of my parents I won’t get ADHD treatment until the beginning of September. I’m not sure how to improve, as I’ve worked really hard, and the results I got have disappointed me, as I know I’m capable of more, especially since I want to study Psychology at York, Cardiff, Exeter, Royal Holloway and etc. What do I do? Any advice?

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Blackrose06

Hiya, Fellow ADHDer (also Possible Autism). I got diagnosed in year 9 but my High school was really bad, went to a new sixthform. I would suggest going to the SEN department lead, and takking to them about additional exam support. I recieve 25% extra time and a prompt. If you are willing, maybe talk to your clinical Psychologist about medication. I take Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate every day, and since then, I've not been making as many silly mistakes in maths (I chose A-level maths too)
Good luck, and I'm always here to talk if you need to (i can give you my discord, I'm more likely to reply on there)