At The ADHD Specialists, we provide specialist, personalised ADHD assessment, treatment and ongoing support, with a strong focus on understanding the individual behind the diagnosis. Our approach combines specialist diagnostic and prescribing expertise with a relational therapeutic model, including Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). This means we look beyond ADHD symptoms alone and consider how ADHD may affect a person’s relationships, emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, work, studies and everyday life. We believe that ADHD care should never feel like a conveyor-belt service. Every patient is different, and we take the time to listen, understand their individual circumstances and provide care that is tailored to their needs. From the initial enquiry through assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, we aim to make the journey feel supportive, personal and reassuring. Our team brings together clinical expertise, professional experience and lived experience of neurodivergence. This helps us approach each patient with empathy, understanding and without judgement. We recognise that many people reaching an ADHD assessment have spent years feeling misunderstood, and we want their experience with us to be different. We pride ourselves on providing a first-class, responsive and personal service. Patients have direct communication with our team throughout their journey, with time to ask questions, discuss concerns and understand what each stage of their care means for them. Our aim is not simply to provide a diagnosis. It is to help each patient understand themselves better, identify the ways ADHD may be affecting their life and, where appropriate, support them with treatment and practical strategies that can make a meaningful difference. At The ADHD Specialists, we see the person, not just the diagnosis.
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Following completion of your ADHD assessment, if medication is clinically appropriate, we can support you through the next stage of your ADHD journey with medication initiation, titration and ongoing medication reviews. Titration is an individual process and it can take several weeks or, in some cases, a few months to identify the medication and dose that provides the best balance of symptom improvement and tolerability. During this period, your response to treatment, side effects and relevant physical health observations will be monitored, and your medication may be adjusted as clinically appropriate. Once you have reached an appropriate and well-tolerated dose and your treatment is considered stable, we can discuss whether Shared Care with your GP may be appropriate. NICE recommends that prescribing and monitoring can move to primary care following titration and dose stabilisation, where suitable shared-care arrangements are in place. As a general guide, patients are usually required to have been stable on their medication and dose for approximately three months before a GP will consider taking over prescribing. However, Shared Care is not automatic. It is a voluntary agreement between the specialist, the GP practice and the patient, and individual GP practices may have their own local requirements or may choose not to accept Shared Care from a private provider. For a GP to consider Shared Care, they will generally need: Confirmation of a clear ADHD diagnosis and appropriate specialist assessment. Details of the medication, current dose and treatment response. Evidence that the medication has been appropriately titrated and that the patient is clinically stable. Appropriate physical health monitoring, including blood pressure, pulse and weight where relevant. Clear information regarding ongoing specialist involvement, monitoring and review arrangements. A formal Shared Care Agreement that sets out the responsibilities of the specialist and GP. The GP practice to be satisfied that taking over prescribing is clinically appropriate and safe. Importantly, a private ADHD assessment or treatment does not guarantee that your GP will accept Shared Care. Some NHS GP practices and local NHS areas do not enter into Shared Care arrangements with private providers. If your GP does not agree to Shared Care, medication prescribing and monitoring will need to remain with the private specialist service, subject to the terms of your ongoing care. Our aim is to make this transition as straightforward as possible by providing the appropriate clinical information and documentation to support your GP in considering Shared Care. However, the final decision to accept Shared Care rests with your GP practice.
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