Tag: ADHD

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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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

new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

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The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/07/1-july-2026/


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!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

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!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

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

Please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin.

Thank you

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

A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Adult Females with Late Diagnosis of ASD and ADHD in the UK

Wills V, Chakraborty R. 2026 Jan 14;14(2):209. doi: 10.3390/healthcare14020209. PMID: 41595345; PMCID: PMC12840745

Adult females with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are frequently underdiagnosed due to gender bias, overlapping symptoms, and limited awareness among healthcare professionals. The scarcity of research on this subject—particularly in the UK context—underscores the need for further investigation. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of adult females receiving a late diagnosis of ASD and/or ADHD and to identify key barriers within the UK diagnostic pathway.

Read the full article here: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Adult Females with Late Diagnosis of ASD and ADHD in the UK – PubMed Freely accessible

Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin

January 2026

The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service can now be viewed at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/bulletins/suicide-prevention/

This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:  

  • LGB+ people in England and Wales ‘much’ more likely to die by suicide than straight people
  • Suicidal ideation among people with different gambling behaviour profiles: analysis of a longitudinal survey of people who gamble regularly in the UK
  • Visual content and thematic analyses of images shared on social media before and after episodes of self-harm in a UK clinical youth sample
  • What lies beneath hair-pulling and skin-picking behaviours? The role of early maladaptive schemas
  • Plus much more
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Learning Disabilities and Autism

December Bulletin

You can view the latest edition of this bulletin, completed by our colleagues at Mersey Care, here:  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2025/12/17-december-2025/


In this edition:

  • Learning disabilities and adolescent suicidal ideation: Findings from the z-proso cohort study
  • Neurodiversity-Affirming Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (NDA-DBT) Informed Group Skills Training Programme for Autistic Adults: A Pilot Study
  • Effects of a repeated reading intervention on the reading fluency of adolescents with intellectual disability
  • Review launched into mental health, ADHD and autism services
  • Education Committee publishes Govt’s response to landmark SEND report
  • Working effectively with Autistic parents
  • Plus much more