The Scottish ADHD Coalition declares a ‘state of emergency’ in ADHD services across Scotland The recent withdrawal of ADHD assessment and treatment across Scotland will lead to a significant rise in mortality, a reduction in life expectancy, and reduced quality of life in the affected cohort, and increased costs to the NHS and other publicly […]

New Support Groups/Meet Ups https://gaaps.weebly.com/ https://www.glasgowhelps.org/services/adhd-parent-support-group-meetings-and-peer-support https://www.ayrshireadultadhd.com   Updates to the Glasgow Group Postcode: G2 4JP Area covered: Glasgow and surrounding area Offers twice monthly in person peer-led support for adults, both unofficially and officially diagnosed with ADHD. Lots more information on our website. Website: https://adhdglasgow.wixsite.com/peersupportgroup Contact email: adhdpsgglasgow@mail.com Glasgow meetings are normally held on the Third […]

Scottish ADHD Coalition Update We want to thank everyone for their patience and continued support over the past 12 months. We acknowledge that the Scottish ADHD Coalition has not been active recently, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience or uncertainty this may have caused. The pause in our activates was due to some internal […]

Dear Sir/Madam   Decision to close the Neurodevelopmental assessment pathway Decision to restrict assessment to ‘complex’ cases   As Chair of the Scottish ADHD Coalition, I am obliged to raise concerns on behalf of member and partner organisations with respect to the recent changes outlined above. These fall into two distinct categories: · The legality […]

OFFICIAL STATEMENT BY THE SCOTTISH ADHD COALITION The Coalition recognises that the recent Panorama documentary has caused considerable concerns to many members of our community. We congratulate the documentary team in bringing to the attention of the wider public the paucity of services within the NHS for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of this complex […]