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NHS Adults Face 111-Week ADHD Assessment Waits

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  • The NHS forces adults with autism and ADHD to wait years for assessment and medication.
  • One person received an autism diagnosis at 51 after 34 years of untreated anxiety and depression.
  • The same individual still awaits an ADHD assessment that would enable medication.
  • Adults face a median 111-week ADHD assessment wait that can extend to 266 weeks and 8,886 are in queue.