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ADHD on RNZ: Changes to ADHD care overdue as more adults diagnosed

Changes to ADHD care under consideration by health officials are long overdue, and will benefit a growing number of adults being diagnosed with the condition, according to the not-for-profit advocacy organisation ADHD NZ.

One-in-20 New Zealand adults live with ADHD - also known as Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Overall, 30 thousand New Zealanders are on Ritalin or other similar drugs.

A diagnosis and the prescribing of ritalin and other ADHD drugs can only be made by a psychiatrist.

ADHD New Zealand's chair Darrin Bull says this makes it difficult and prohibitively expensive for many, but there are changes on the way to how drugs can be prescribed.

​Kathryn also talks with Auckland mother-of-two Megan Hutchison who was diagnosed with ADHD in July. 

Listen to the full interview with Kathryn, "Nine To Noon", RNZ


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