I've wanted for so long for there to be more recognition of autism and ADHD. And now I want nothing more than for it to stop. I'm sick of our existence being questioned in the way that it is. How about they start trying to support people rather than try and find ways to make less of us "exist".
Whilst that sounds positive. Stating that autism and ADHD is at risk of being over diagnosed does not sound to me like they intend to support people. It sounds like they will tighten up the diagnostic process so less people are diagnosed. Then with lowered numbers can say look we are providing better support. Maybe I'm just cynical but I don't trust what is going on surrounding autism and ADHD at the moment.
Yet the first sentence of that article is "An official review in England has found young people are at risk over being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism."
Well I see your point on the lack of support. My point was more if they reduce who can be diagnosed and then offer support to the smaller numbers they can make it look like they've done more than they have but will leave many unable to be diagnosed.
I was diagnosed through right to choose (only way it could be done in my area) and the psychiatrist that diagnosed me was very knowledgeable so I am confident in my diagnosis. But yes it should certainly be more regulated. A lot of NHS services don't diagnose people based on outdated nonsense like able to make eye contact. So it's not just the private sector that would need looking at.
The report doesn't state that autism and ADHD is at risk of being overdiagnosed in England. It states "Similarly to ADHD, there is little evidence of a substantial change in underlying population prevalence, although uncertainty remains because there has been no recent England-wide prevalence study. The best available estimate remains around 1.2% among young people, based on the 2017 MHCYP survey. Again, there is no equivalent adult population survey data."
The report doesn't state that autism and ADHD is at risk of being overdiagnosed in England. It states "Similarly to ADHD, there is little evidence of a substantial change in underlying population prevalence, although uncertainty remains because there has been no recent England-wide prevalence study. The best available estimate remains around 1.2% among young people, based on the 2017 MHCYP survey. Again, there is no equivalent adult population survey data."
Yet the first sentence of that article is "An official review in England has found young people are at risk over being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism."
