This week SPA’s Amy Fitzpatrick (she/her), Senior Advisor-Disability speaks with psychiatrist Dr Peter Heffernan (he/him) about all things ADHD, and the role of a Speech Pathologist and psychiatrist working in a multiD team supporting an ADHDer, and next steps for the NDIS.

Resources:

DIVA assessment: https://www.divacenter.eu/DIVA.aspx#:~:text=DIVA%2D5%20asks%20about%20the,DIVA%2D5%2DID).

Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline for ADHD: https://aadpa.com.au/guideline/

Social and Economic Report: https://aadpa.com.au/the-social-and-economic-costs-of-adhd-in-australia/

Consensus statement on ADHD: https://aadpa.com.au/international-consensus-statement-on-adhd/

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We recognise that the health and social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continued connection to culture, country, language and community and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.

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