Spike in ADHD diagnoses further threatens NDIS budget

More than 800,000 Australians are thought to have the neurodevelopmental condition but fewer than 5000 are on the insurance scheme.

The Albanese government is likely to come under further pressure to allow thousands of Australians with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to join the National Disability Insurance Scheme.In submissions to a Senate committee hearing into ADHD, psychiatrists and psychologists’ professional organisations have pushed for the treatment to be put on the NDIS,

Doctors said data showed the backlog of undiagnosed cases was finally being addressed by the health system as the community and doctors learned more about ADHD, which affects 6 to 10 per cent of Australian children and 2 to 6 per cent of adults. About 280,000 children and 530,000 adults in Australia have ADHD, according to a

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