ADHD services ‘swamped’, say experts as more UK women seek diagnosis

Warnings of ‘great cost’ to individuals, workplaces and the economy as people struggle to access diagnosis and treatment

ADHD awareness hassoared among women in the UK in the past year, but waiting times and the dearth of clinical awareness are leaving people awaiting diagnosis in a perilous position, leading experts have warned.

Dr Max Davie, a consultant paediatrician and co-founder of ADHD UK, said that people talking openly about their diagnoses – such as the Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha – had led to more people seeking referrals for the condition.