Parents are forced to shell out for private ADHD assessments

HUNDREDS of parents are being forced to pay for ADHD diagnosis and treatment for their children because the NHS won't fund it.

- BY JENNIFER HYLAND

Desperate families are shelling out thousands to go private for neurodiversity assessments and ongoing medication.

It comes after we told how more than 28,000 children are on autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder waiting lists, some for more than four years.

Medication alone for ADHD costs between £300 and £1800 a year if paid for privately.

One dad told the Sunday Mail how he paid more than £5000 for assessments and treatment for himself and his seven-year-old son.

He said: “ADHD can have a stark effect on a child. Denying them the treatment they need is robbing them of their education and their future. You can't afford to wait”

The mum of another child said: “Parents are being left with no other option because their children can't cope”