ADHD Accounts For 100,000 Benefits Claims, Statistics Show
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“I see very few situations where ADHD on its own would put you in that place. But what I do see is people waiting years, decades for treatment.” The 100,000 people with ADHD claiming PIP is down to a “healthcare gap” and NHS waiting times, with very few situations where ADHD alone would make it difficult to seek work, says CEO of ADHD UK Henry Shelford. Henry Shelford was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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