Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to organisations and services providing post-diagnostic support for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The Scottish Government does not currently provide dedicated funding to organisations and services providing post-diagnostic support for adults with ADHD.
However, we know that ADHD often co-occurs with autism. Accordingly, through the Adult Autism Support Fund, we are funding 14 organisations that are providing post-diagnostic support to autistic adults, some of whom will also have ADHD. One organisation, Lochaber Hope in the Highland council area, specifically provides online workshops on Autism and ADHD, as well as a Neurodivergent group for women and non-binary people.
We are also working to ensure that local diagnostic pathways for adults adopt a stepped care model and a neurodevelopmental approach, inclusive of ADHD.
The Scottish Government has provided funding to National implementation Team (NAIT) to support the Health and Social Care Partnerships to develop action plans to introduce adult neurodevelopmental pathways. NAIT will also provide ADHD professional learning workshops and establish adult neurodevelopmental professional networks.