We’ve just updated the list of local ADHD support groups and voluntary organisations in Scotland. If you know of one we’ve missed or where the details we hold are inaccurate, let us know, as the aim is to keep this up to date!
We also are happy to expand the list and include neurodivergent groups (that is groups that support ADHDers as part of their remit). Just send us details, by email to info@scottishadhdcoalition.org.
New Support Groups/Meet Ups
https://www.glasgowhelps.org/services/adhd-parent-support-group-meetings-and-peer-support
https://www.ayrshireadultadhd.com
Updates to the Glasgow Group
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 administrative challenges that we are pleased to announce have been resolved and you will now begin to see updates to our website and social media channels.
We remain deeply committed to our mission of supporting individuals with ADHD across Scotland and we are taking the … [continue reading]
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 administrative challenges that we are pleased to announce have been resolved and you will now begin to see updates to our website and social media channels.
We remain deeply committed to our mission of supporting individuals with ADHD across Scotland and we are taking the necessary steps to strengthen … [continue reading]
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 of the decision taken by NHS Tayside
· The clinical justifiability of the decisions taken by NHS Tayside
Legal concerns
Members and partners have raised with the coalition what appear to be significant flaws in the legal process surrounding the decisions above and, notable, … [continue reading]
To Followers
The Scottish ADHD Coalition was originally established in 2018 with two very distinct aims:
1. To assist local support groups by sharing help and experience, and help others to be formed.
2. To lobby at national level for an improvement in services, including assessment and diagnosis, for families affected by ADHD.
We were clear at the time that our own limited capacity would restrict us in providing direct support to individuals and acknowledged this in terms of balancing our funding stream with the demand projected for our services.
Since then, however, it has become obvious that the Coalition has become … [continue reading]