Tag: ADHD

Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Credit goes to our co-workers over at Mersey Care for putting this bulletin together.

In this edition:

  • Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy with Autistic Children and Young People: A Narrative Review of Recent Developments
  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): The Neurodivergent Elephant in the Room Within the Criminal Legal System and the Neurodiversity Paradigm
  • The monthly spectrum: Premenstrual symptoms across ADHD and autism
  • Connecting with UK ADHD Support Networks: A Guide to Finding Community and Care
  • There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’
  • Research on the experiences of people from the UK seeking an assessment for autism and/or ADHD from 2014 onwards
  • Plus much more
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Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Credit to our coworkers over at Mersey Care

In this edition:

  • Over-Represented and Under-Served: Autistic Children and Young People Seeking Help for Suicidal Crisis in a UK Emergency Department
  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and premature mortality: A narrative review of the literature
  • ADHD and the road to adulthood: what young people tell us about identity, support and transition
  • Autism spectrum disorder: has it lost its meaning and is it leading to misdiagnosis?
  • Supporting vaccination for SEND children and young people
  • Reading by ear: how audiobooks can help people with phonological dyslexia to enjoy books
  • Plus much more
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Suffering is not inevitable: a thematic analysis of a roundtable on ADHD and mental health.

Centre for Mental Health; 2026.

https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/suffering-is-not-inevitable-a-thematic-analysis-of-a-roundtable-on-adhd-and-mental-health/
[Centre for Mental Health in collaboration with James’ Place convened an online roundtable around Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and how it intersects with mental health, with a particular focus on suicidality and suicide prevention. This briefing highlights the key themes and insights. The analysis generated four themes: ‘Centring lived and living experience,’ ‘Widespread systemic failures,’ ‘Cost of getting it wrong,’ and ‘Realistically hopeful ways forward.’]
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Neurodiversity Bulletin

By Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

All credit goes to our colleagues over at Mersey Care.

In this edition:

  • Why are the youngest in class more often prescribed pharmacological treatment for ADHD?
  • Reproductive health and healthcare experiences in autistic and non-autistic individuals assigned female at birth
  • Supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability to live well in their communities
  • “A way out”: CQC-led reviews support autistic people and people with a learning disability out of long-term segregation
  • How Does Dyslexia Affect Social Skills?
  • How does parent‑child interaction therapy work? And who can use it?
  • Plus much more
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Neurodiversity Bulletin

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In this edition:

  • First Impressions Count: A Systematic Literature Review Exploring Parents of Autistic Children’s First Encounters With Healthcare Professionals
  • ADHD and the female reproductive stages: menstruation, perinatal and menopause
  • Differentiating tics and functional tic-like behaviours in children and young people: personal and family mental health profiles and their clinical implications
  • New survey shows nearly two thirds of school staff worry about keeping children with SEND safe
  • Workplace Gaslighting Disproportionately Impacts Neurodivergent Professionals
  • School trips aren’t always accessible for autistic children – but they can bring huge benefits
  • Plus much more

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In this edition:

  • Recognizing Risk, Responding with Care: The Development of a Crisis Response Program for Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation in Children with Autism
  • Perinatal mental health research: priorities from a neurodiverse sample in the United Kingdom
  • Social Burnout And Why It Affects Some Brains Differently
  • A Space to Belong This Pride Month
  • INTEND – ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND
  • The Late ADHD Reckoning: Top Issues Facing Men After Diagnosis
  • Plus much more

Market Failure

How the under-regulated market in NHS funded ADHD services impacts patients and finances

By the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI); 2026.
https://www.chpi.org.uk/reports/how-the-under-regulated-market-in-nhs-funded-adhd-services


[This report sets out an overview of how the large majority of NHS patients are assessed and treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in England. The NHS is now heavily dependent
on private companies to deliver ADHD services and expenditure on these companies has been
growing at a rapid rate over the past 3 years.]
Freely available online

Latest Neurodiversity Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

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The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/04/21-april-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • “The best way we can stop suicides is by making lives worth living”: a mixed-methods survey in the UK of perspectives on suicide prevention from the autism community
  • ‘It’s like calling short people vertically challenged’: Language and terminology preferences among neurodivergent adults in the United Kingdom
  • Minimum standards for keyworking services for autistic children and young people and children and young people with a learning disability
  • Living Alone with ADHD: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • No joined-up approach, role of autism diagnosis and parental failings: key points from Southport inquiry
  • How to Stop Emotional Distress from Snowballing
  • Plus much more

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Neurodiversity Bulletin

Dear all,

Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

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The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/04/8-april-2026/


In this edition:

  • Sensory-processing informed autism practice for child-centred therapists
  • Literacy support in England: comparing policy and practice for children from marginalised communities
  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: interim report
  • Neuroinclusion – Needs and Person Centred Approaches
  • Five PBS and ABA blind spots: once you see it, you can’t unsee it
  • When a Quiz Feels Accurate… But Still Isn’t Enough
  • Plus much more

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Report

Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: interim report.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2026.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-interim-report
[Interim report outlining progress on the independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.]
Freely available online