ADHD and ASD pathways and support

ADHD and ASD pathways and support

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Unheard

Still waiting

Late diagnosed and medication issues

The Long And Winding Road

Disillusioned and broken

Family friend 76

What pathway?

Tailored support with the right professionals

Waiting times

When difficulties arise.

No mental health support, no education, please take notice

Poor services for ASN

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Child diagnosed with ASD

Daughter AUDHD - left to community services

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Punished for trying to carry on / having a job

Team Stark feedback.

Overlap with needs of care experienced children

ADHD and ASD Fife

Proof that you are alone - no one cares

Child with ADHD

Barriers and stigma

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

MY ADHD DIAGNOSIS

Diagnosis is inaccessible

Staff prioritising kids that suit them

My ADHD/ASD Diagnosis Experience

Long waits and medication gaps

Waiting for 3 years so far

Form Submission

Lost world for our children & carers

Twins on the waiting list for the waiting list

Waited 6 years for diagnosis. Now refused treatment.

Parent of ND children and ND myself

Professional opinion

Daughter waiting for diagnosis

Early Diagnosis

Our journey as parents of a neurodiverse child

No light at the end of the tunnel

Detrimental impact on High School education outcome

Daughter's diagnosis

Too late for One

ASD

Paradigm Shift required

BRING BACK THE TESTING

Not enough true support

Early Intervention Needed

No access to diagnosis or support

Diagnosis of a teenaged girl

daughter - eventually diagnosed privately

Delays led to complete MH breakdown

daughter -eventually diagnosed privately

On Pathway

Better late than never? I grieve for what I missed out on.

Human Cost of Westminster underfunding Scottish ASD checks.

Undiagnosed in 50s

Mums experience of getting diagnosis and treatment for Son

The NHS failed me; I had to go private

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Gaslit and clearly not neurodiversity-informed or affirming

Late Diagnosis, Lifelong Impact: Misdiagnosis to Burnout.

The current system is ruining childhoods and lives.

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Everything has been a battle

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Very late diagnosis and still no support

Dismissed after filling out 2 forms

Beyond the Diagnosis: The Power of Community Support

Move to rural Scotland was a benefit... weirdly

Minimal support in schools and long waiting lists

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Foreign ADHD diagnosis and not able to access meds

Awaiting diagnosis

Private diagnosis

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Diagnosed following son's diagnosis

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

A Family only just surviving......

Waiting all my sons life

Awaiting ASD diagnosis for my child

Adhd

Over-diagnosing/undoing a diagnosis

Education and support in autism

2 x Children with undiagnosed ADHD/Autism/Dyslexia

No support. Traumatic process.

The impact of postcode lotteries and diagnosis

We went private due to long wait.

Unable to access school

My experience as a neurodivergent (ND) parent with ND kids

Let down by our own system

Diagnosed as an adult female in late 30s

ADHD Waits

You are letting our children down

Late identified

Feedback

ADHD/ autism pathway Aberdeenshire

Lack of support from school

Daughters ADHD journey

School

Mum waiting and trying to support her child

Support for ASD

Exciting yet disappointing

Autism and anorexia

Accepted to pathway, then pathway disappeared

Nightmare journey PDA profile of Autism .

Tired of the fight for help

Our journey so far...

Private diagnosis

ASD assessment process

Care Experienced Person Waiting for Diagnosis of ADHD/Autism

limbo

No support, long waits

Lack of support and pathways

A lonely path

Personal & professional experience as an autistic woman

Easy diagnosis acceptance from overseas, no access to help

Parent/carer, adoptive mother, AHP

Waiting times

PDA needs to be recognised

4 and half years still waiting

Our family is breaking

2 kids not at school

We are all neurodivergent here

Fed up waiting, fighting and proving.

No help

Ridiculous Time To Wait For Diagnosis

We exist, we need support, we need recognition

Autism

Menopause onset

Diagnosed in Primary School

CAMHS - 3.5 year wait for testing- we are failing our kids.

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

Daughter’s Journey

More needs to be done

What pathway to assessment?

Forced to go private

My ASD Journey

It's been a long and ongoing journey

Experience of ASD/ADHD pathways

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