How Can We Help You?
How Can We Help You?
The Scottish ADHD Coalition supports ADHD peer support groups throughout Scotland. We also bring together voluntary sector ADHD-related organisations working with children and adults with ADHD, their parents, carers and families.
On our pages you will discover Scotland-specific resources for ADHDers (those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), where your local support group is, and contact details should you be interested in setting one up.
Latest News
We have training providers!
Wanting training for an organisation? Some of the organisations within our network can help. We’ve just added a “Training” section
Coalition joins Cross Party Group of MSPs
There are clear, immediate steps the Scottish Government could take now, alongside the longer‑term structural changes that are still urgently
The rise of the ADHD waiting list
What’s the landscape of ADHD waiting lists in 2026? The Scottish ADHD Coalition presents our perspective. We note that the
What We Do?
The Scottish ADHD Coalition was set up in 2017 to bring together the leaders of voluntary organisations providing support to adults and children with ADHD in Scotland, and their parents, carers and families.
The idea of the coalition came from a meeting held in Dundee in April 2016 where ADHD support groups across Scotland came together for the first time. The groups shared the many excellent services they are offering – including running youth groups, delivering training for parents and adults with ADHD, enabling peer to peer support and offering information and signposting.
About ADHD
ADHD is a neuro-developmental disorder which interferes with the way a child develops in, and interacts with, his or her environment. ADHD is a long term disorder which in most cases persists into adulthood.
ADHD is characterised by 3 groups of symptoms which, for a diagnosis, must be so severe that they lead to significant impairment in a person’s life and must have been present before the age of 12.