On Friday of last week, I received a letter in the post that sparked hope and joy. Dude had been referred for ADHD assessment back in September, and we'd been waiting for an appointment since then. The letter, the glorious letter, was that appointment. The time frame? Today. !!! Yes, three days notice. I rearranged work and volunteering commitments, because let's face it, we weren't going to miss it after waiting three months. I grabbed Dude from the school at the appropriate time and we trundled off to Hayes to the address we'd been given. From the minute I sat down, I knew this wasn't going to be the first step in the right direction to getting the man child some help. There were two women in the room, one an ADHD nurse and one a consultant psychiatrist. The latter took the reins, and it all went downhill from there. I was asked why there was any suspicion that Dude has ADHD. I answered with "three years of documentation from the school, the