Question reference: S6W-14501
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to the needs of adults with undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of its proposed Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill.
Answer
Scoping work on the Bill took place between May and July 2022. As part of this, the Scottish Government ran a series of events to consider how people with lived experience view the Bill and to discuss potential key elements. We carried out 30 events with 18 different organisations. Adults with ADHD contributed to several of these events.
We are now preparing to publish analysis of the scoping work. Amongst other things, this highlights that there was consensus amongst participants that the Bill should cover people without a formal diagnosis of any of the conditions that the Bill might cover. This includes ADHD, meaning that the needs of adults with diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHD will continue to be considered as work on the Bill progresses.
We will work to develop a consultation paper over the next few months in collaboration with our Lived Experience, Professional, and Stakeholder Advisory Panels. We are seeking people with experience of a range of conditions, including ADHD, for the Lived Experience Panel.