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 […]
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MSPs will debate ADHD on 5th June
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 […]
Westminster MPs debate ADHD diagnosis and treatment
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 highlighted on the Victoria Derbyshire show
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 […]
TV coverage of our report Attending to Parents
Here you can see some coverage of our new report, Attending to Parents. Huge thanks to the families who kindly agreed to be filmed. BBC Scotland Evening News 17.4.18 STV Evening News 17.4.18
BBC Scotland and Herald coverage of our new report
The BBC has covered the launch of our new report, Attending to Parents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-43781070 And there was a piece in The Herald http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16163247.Children_with_ADHD_being_excluded_up_to_six_times_on_average_amid_learning_support_cuts/ Big thanks to Avril and Rhys Sinclair, and to Joanne and Michael McPeake, for going on record to talk about life with ADHD.
Parent survey about ADHD services in Scotland published
April 17th 2018 saw the publication of the results of our survey of parents about health and education services for children with ADHD across Scotland. The survey was answered by more than 200 parents of children with a confirmed diagnosis of ADHD across Scotland and paints a picture of health and education services which are […]
Scottish ADHD Coalition publishes new analysis of ADHD prescribing data in Scotland
We have just published an analysis of the latest NHS prescribing data for Scotland showing ADHD treatment rates for adults and children by Health Board. To read more visit https://www.scottishadhdcoalition.org/adhd-prescribing-in-scotland/
NICE publishes new guidance on ADHD in adults and children
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has just published its new Guideline on the diagnosis and management of ADHD. It applies only in England, but is still a useful document for us as it summarises all the latest evidence about ADHD treatment and is therefore much more up to date than the Scottish SIGN […]
Editorial: ‘Shine bright like a diamond!’: is research on high-functioning ADHD at last entering the mainstream?
A newly published editorial in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry highlights the need for more research on the amazing strengths of people with ‘high functioning ADHD’ – people who fully meet the criteria for ADHD but are still able to function relatively well. Such people, the editorial argues, often compensate for their ADHD […]