Campaigns

Please help neurodiverse people by supporting these campaigns. 

Petition: Review NHS approach to shared care for ADHD medication 

Many people, both adults and children have to pay privately for their initial diagnostic assessment and treatment plan, because waiting lists are so long for NHS ADHD services.   It is several years in most areas.  That in itself is shocking.   Costs of this are £1,000 to £2,000, so it’s a large expenditure. 

And once they have got a diagnosis, the treatment plan often involves medication, which is a great help to many people.  However this medication is a significant ongoing cost if the GP will not enter into a “shared care” agreement with the private practitioner.  That means people also have to pay for their ADHD medication privately, which can cost £150 a month.  It’s a complicated lottery at the moment – some GP’s do offer shared care, while others do not, and it also depends on the GP’s knowledge of the private practitioner who made the diagnosis. 

Please sign the petition to call for a review here.

Please also send a link to this page to around 10 of your friends and family, to help gain signatures. 

Petition: Fund screening for neurodivergent conditions in schools & teacher training 

Did you know, only 1 in 5 students leave school with their dyslexia identified?  Alexandria had to wait until she was 14 years old to be identified. It became apparent dyslexia might be at play once the intensity and speed of learning increased with the start of GCSE courses-devised coping mechanisms became of limited use.