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Medication / ADHD treatment
3 Nov 2026 · NHSWaiting for ADHD care? England’s 18-week NHS waiting-time right can cover qualifying consultant-led services. Here’s when it applies and what to ask your provider.
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Research / Studies
30 Oct 2026 · JAMA Network Open (American Medical Association)A review of 19 studies covering nearly 16 million people links ADHD to a higher risk of early death, and ADHD medication to a lower risk. Here's what it means.
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Research / Treatments and devices
30 Oct 2026 · American Journal of PsychiatryA UK trial found a forehead nerve-stimulation device cleared for ADHD in the US did no better than a sham on thinking skills or body measures in 150 young people.
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Public policy / Diagnosis and assessment
30 Oct 2026 · GOV.UK (Department of Health and Social Care)Three weeks after the government answered the Fonagy review, here's what's actually changing for people on ADHD waiting lists or with private diagnoses, and what's still only promised.
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Personal stories / Late diagnosis
30 Oct 2026 · I'm ADHD! No You're Not podcast (Acast); memoir launch reported by DeadlineSue Perkins says her online ADHD assessment at 53 came with little support afterwards. Her new Audible memoir is partly her attempt to give others the aftercare she missed.
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Public policy / Rail travel
30 Oct 2026 · Rail Delivery GroupA headline said people with ADHD now get a third off train tickets. The real rule is about how a condition affects rail travel, not a diagnosis alone.
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Public policy / Supplement advertising
28 Oct 2026 · Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) / Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)The UK ad watchdog found 1,383 paid supplement ads on Meta and Google breaking the rules on ADHD and autism claims. Here's what they promised and how to report one.
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Diagnosis / GP-led care
28 Oct 2026 · The Guardian (Australia)Trained GPs in most Australian states and territories can now diagnose ADHD and prescribe medication. Here's what changed, why psychiatrists are worried, and what the UK could learn.
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Personal stories / Late diagnosis
27 Oct 2026 · Lessons From Our Mothers podcast (picked up by The Independent, Women's Health UK, The Standard)Jools Oliver has spoken for the first time about her ADHD and autism diagnoses, saying decades undiagnosed were no superpower and menopause feels like a double nightmare.
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Public policy / Education
27 Oct 2026 · BBC NewsMums of children with ADHD, autism and other SEND handed in a Downing Street petition asking for exemption from school-absence fines and prosecution in England.
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Research / Studies
27 Oct 2026 · The Menopause Society (2026 Annual Meeting presentation)An early review presented at The Menopause Society 2026 meeting found two ADHD medicines may ease self-reported perimenopause brain fog, but not objective test scores.
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Public policy / NHS services
26 Oct 2026 · BBC News (LDRS)NHS spending on ADHD and autism care in Kent and Medway went from £640,000 to £28.91m in two years. Here's what's driving it and what needs-led support means.
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