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Big problems with ADHD diagnosis in UK

Big problems with ADHD diagnosis in UK

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Tom Knighton
May 16, 2023
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I’ve often been concerned that ADHD was being overdiagnosed. Far too many kids seemed more likely to be brats than actually have the condition, for example, and too many parents were prepared to let them continue to be brats and just shrug it off due to the diagnosis.

But I never had any real evidence of this being the case. In fact, I still don’t.

What I do have, though, is a report that seems to show the problem with online clinics in the UK.

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