Dr. Sonia Morris:

For us, the key take-home point is regulation of practice with regard to assessment, that appropriate assessments are taking place and that parents and families are not being exploited in the private sector. A critical eye needs to be cast over service provision nationally to see if we are providing the best service possible for our ADHD-ers across a lifespan. If we are not, how do we improve that, and how do we ensure that ADHD kids are not being deprioritised within the CAMHS system? How do we ensure there is equity of access to services as an adult across the country, and how do we make sure that those services are adequately staffed? Then we need to look at community programmes, making sure they are adequately staffed and not just funded for short periods of time for pilot projects or for short-term posts, and that they are-----