Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Joint Committee On Health
Services and Supports for People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Discussion
Mr. Ken Kilbride:
The biggest challenge with having ADHD is not having ADHD; rather, it is the low self-esteem and stigma that goes with the condition. Removing that would be positive. Our logo used to state "Support, education and awareness". We have now changed it to "Support, education and acceptance". It is necessary to move from awareness to acceptance.
I refer to the system around universal design. When children in classes get the services they need automatically because they are in a class, we will get to a situation that works for everybody. From our point of view, we need to move from awareness to acceptance. That is a job that will probably take ten years or so.
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