ADHD UK Ambassador’s Ellie Smith-Barratt featured in BBC News story on late diagnosis ADHD.
The article looks at the surge in people describing themselves as neurodivergent, particularly with ADHD and autism, often without a formal diagnosis, and how this is reshaping public attitudes, demand for clinical services, and debates about what “counts” as a condition. Clinicians and researchers discuss whether the trend reflects better awareness or risks diluting medical criteria, while ADHD UK ambassador Ellie Smith-Barratt shares her own experience of ADHD and reflects on how growing self-diagnosis can both validate people’s struggles and sometimes blur the line between typical difficulties and clinically significant impairment.
You can read the full article here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2lmdrvgz5o
