Scottish Adult Neurodevelopment Monitor

A Danish study of 2.1 million children found that ADHD and autism diagnoses between 2012-2022 increasingly resemble the general population, with gaps...

Scottish Autism is Scotland’s leading autism charity, supporting autistic people and families nationwide via advocacy, research, and practical...

Long-term data show adult ADHD is rarely a resolved childhood issue.

• Only 9% reach sustained remission by early adulthood; 64% experience...

GPs can support adults with ADHD awaiting assessment or medication through targeted non-pharmacological approaches that improve daily functioning.

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Burnham's proposed national care service would adopt the Scottish adult social care approach of free personal care with individuals covering...

Moray illustrates how third-sector and community providers deliver practical, locally accessible autism support that complements statutory...

Proposals to triage NHS ADHD cases and withhold formal diagnoses from less severely affected patients are criticised as rationing that pushes adults...

Working memory challenges in adults with ADHD impair task follow-through and can be addressed with simple, situation-specific adjustments.

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Perimenopause often unmasks or worsens ADHD symptoms in women, creating diagnostic overlap that risks overshadowing.

• Timing clue: ADHD symptoms...

Scottish clinical records give precise waits but miss the hardest-hit teams.

• Adults: median 252 days from referral to diagnosis; ADHD pathways...

• Walk-in hubs and no-referral access will reshape entry points for adult autism/ADHD support
• 24/7 Mental Health Triage Cars expanding nationwide,...

A free online Understanding Autism course offers Scottish health, social care and community staff an accessible way to build practical knowledge.

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Practical point-of-care guidance for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities enables primary care physicians, residents, and students...

Online ADHD screens like the ASRS are tuned for sensitivity, producing actual diagnoses in just 12-22% of positive cases. A positive result signals...

The Promise's emphasis on trauma-informed, family-connected care is already delivering for care-experienced young people with additional support...

Rare BRSK1 variants have now been linked to developmental delays, autism, ADHD, anxiety and seizures in 10 individuals across seven families,...

A study is examining the prevalence and distribution of adverse childhood experiences among adults completing ADHD or autism diagnostic pathways, with...

Scottish neurodevelopmental services can direct autistic and ADHD adults to Access to Work as practical employment support beyond clinical...

A neuro-affirming guide for professionals supporting neurodivergent adults and young adults bereaved by suicide was published in 2024 by the Support...

Adult ADHD services should reject assumptions of uniform diagnosis experiences: hyperactive-impulsive symptoms reliably predict more positive...