New data obtained by the BBC shows a concerning rise in antidepressant prescribing for children in Scotland. In this comment we highlight that undiagnosed ADHD and ASD can be one thing which gives rise to mental health problems in young people. As well as treatment for anxiety and depression, much could be achieved if young […]

The Press and Journal yesterday reported on the policy of NHS Grampian towards adult ADHD Download the full article here. Press and Journal article 5 6 18   UPDATE – 6th June 2018 Minister to order NHS Grampian to end ADHD treatment ban

If you have received a letter anything like this, please get in touch with us.  ADHD is recognised by NICE, the World Health Organisation, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Scottish Government, and indeed improving services for ADHD was the subject of three recent parliamentary debates in Westminster and […]

A new ADHD Support Group for both parents and adults has just been launched in Fife and will have input from Fife CAMHS and the Coalition. Big well done to Andi Paddon for getting it off the ground. Join their Facebook group via https://www.facebook.com/groups/246719372752812/

The Salvesen Mindroom Centre Research Centre team at the University of Edinburgh would like to say thank you to everyone from the Glasgow ADHD groups that volunteered to help us pilot our new study looking at learning in children with ADHD. Now this pilot study has been completed we are starting the official recruitment stage of the project. This study is […]

We had an exciting day today at Castle Douglas Town Hall, hosted by the Dumfries and Galloway Parents Inclusion Network, meeting up with parents of children with ADHD and staff from Dumfries and Galloway CAMHS – to talk about creating a new support group for families affected by ADHD in Dumfries and Galloway. A closed […]

Today’s debate in the Scottish parliament was opened by Daniel Johnson MSP with an inspiring speech describing the strengths which having ADHD give him as a politician, and his anger at the misinformation about ADHD which still circulates.     This was the first debate about ADHD in the Parliament and is a testament to the […]

GOOD NEWS – there will be debate about ADHD in the Scottish parliament on Tuesday 5th June just after 5pm, sponsored by Daniel Johnson MSP. http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx… We have sent the attached briefing to all MSPs about ADHD issues in Scotland. If you have anything you would like your local MSP to raise, you could email […]

A video of last week’s half hour Westminster Hall debate on diagnosis and treatment of ADHD is available on our Facebook page. Big thanks to Jo Platt MP for bringing this motion and speaking so powerfully, and good to hear the response from the Health Minister Jackie Doyle Price MP. The huge response from all […]

Adult ADHD was discussed on the BBC2 Victoria Derbyshire show this morning, featuring Michelle Beckett of ADHD Action, Jo Platt MP and Abi Nicol, co-moderator of the ADHD/ASD UK Community Support Facebook group which has over 66,000 members. The feature highlighted the fact that adult ADHD has only been fully recognised in the past 10 […]