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Half of people recently arrested by Met police may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

Iain

From the article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/10/half-people-recently-arrested-met-police-undiagnosed-adhd-neurodivergence-study 

Half of people arrested recently in London were found to potentially have undiagnosed ADHD, according to a study calling for better neurodivergence screening for vulnerable individuals.

Research by the University of Cambridge found that one in two individuals arrested and detained over an eight-week period in London in 2024 may have undiagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and one in 20 may have undiagnosed autism.

I'm in two minds if this is a good thing.

On one hand having the police know you are neurodivergent can make their interaction with you easier (assuming they are using the NAS guide written for them) but on the other it is hinting that neurodivergent people are quite likely to be arrested so will be profiled as suspicious.

What are your thoughts on this?

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  • I think the issue here is more that there are still so many people with undiagnosed ADHD. There is such a push at the moment that it's being over diagnosed and people are putting on their symptoms for a trend etc rather than people accepting that it's maybe just a much more common condition than previously thought. Perhaps the answer is more in the support these people need to prevent them being more likely to commit crime rather than just in how the police deal with it.

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  • I think the issue here is more that there are still so many people with undiagnosed ADHD. There is such a push at the moment that it's being over diagnosed and people are putting on their symptoms for a trend etc rather than people accepting that it's maybe just a much more common condition than previously thought. Perhaps the answer is more in the support these people need to prevent them being more likely to commit crime rather than just in how the police deal with it.

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