ADHD Scotland will dedicate its efforts and resources to:
Celebrating the many and varied gifts, strengths, and presentations of people with ADHD in Scotland – removing stigma and myths associated with the condition.
Raising public and professional awareness of the challenges experienced by people with ADHD, and their families, in Scotland.
Building a multi-disciplinary community of individuals and professionals living and working with ADHD in Scotland – creating spaces for members of this community to share information on needs, experiences, perspectives, service design, research, best practice, treatment, and coping strategies that maximise life-chances for people with ADHD.
Giving voice to the ADHD community in the governance of this organisation, and in other public spaces.
To advocate on behalf of individuals and families living with ADHD at all levels of government; with statutory health, education, criminal justice, and social care providers, with employers, and in wider society.
Acting as a conduit between the ADHD research community globally, and families living with ADHD in Scotland.
Translating research on ADHD into meaningful and accessible information that can be used by people with ADHD, their families, and those who provide services to them.
Ensuring all adults and children in Scotland with suspected ADHD can quickly access assessment, diagnosis and treatment services that draw on best practice and research evidence. Where gaps in statutory service provision exist, we will provide direct, alternative, affordable services of our own – complementing and dovetailing with statutory services where possible.
Ensuring all adults and children with ADHD are taught, cared for, managed, and supported by services and professionals who are trained to understand their challenges and meet their needs, drawing on the most recent research-evidence for best practice. Where there is evidence of gaps in training and education for such professionals, we will provide affordable training and education services directly.
Maximising the employment and career prospects of people living with ADHD, by provision of training and coaching services on supporting people with ADHD in the workplace.
Advocating for and, where needed, directly providing ADHD assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support services to adults and children, who are / have been looked after.
To work independently from, in partnership with statutory health, education, care, and criminal justice services in the realisation of this vision.
To work in partnership with funders and fellow 3rd sector organisations with remits around neurodiversity and / or mental health, to realise this vision.
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