adhd-support

Whilst medication helps most people to start to manage their ADHD, research suggests they are just the starting point for effective treatment. Most people with ADHD would benefit from receiving some specialist coaching as learning how to live your life best with your condition will make all the difference to how well you live your life.

ADHD is a lifetime condition – and it is very common for such preliminary work to result in an understanding of wider needs within the family – broader help is often sought to manage family relationships. If you are an adult and you have ADHD, it’s likely you will  be having other mental health issues. If you are depressed, or having problems with drugs and alcohol, or finding that your relationship is failing, you are likely to need help from an ADHD specialist to ensure effective treatment. There is no point in receiving a course of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) or undertaking a drug counselling course if the underlying issue of your ADHD isn’t at the centre of the treatment.

Adults with ADHD often underestimate the extent of their own ADHD-related impairments and are likely to under report their symptoms. We would always recommend that those who have a diagnosis of ADHD then receive some specialist coaching and we refer many of our patients on for specialist relationship counselling or coaching, both individual and group counselling and coaching with experienced and accredited professionals, working under our medical supervision, who can help you to manage some of the typical problems that are associated with ADHD. Even those who are uncomfortable with years on medication can learn to manage difficulties a bit better.

Funding of our ADHD Support Services

For the purposes of funding, it is important to recognise that ADHD is considered a disability and that you have the same rights as other people with disabilities. Some people are uncomfortable with the label, however, if it helps you to obtain funding for the treatment or workplace adjustments that you need, it does make it easier to accept!

In broad terms there are three potential routes to obtain funding and the good news is that funding should be available for most of the online therapy and coaching services that we offer if you have an ADHD diagnosis from us. To get funding will involve an exploration of what is available based on a formal assessment of your needs. Sadly, there is no conformity in the reporting requirements for the various funding routes: If you are in work, or if you have your own business or are seeking to set up your own business, funding could be via the Department of Industry and “Access to Work”. For students, there are some specific “Disabled Students Allowances”. The other way to get funding is through the NHS by applying to use your Personal Health Budget – though we have not yet managed to obtain funding through this.

We can help you by doing an assessment of your needs. This includes help in deciding which funding route is best suited to your position. There will be a charge, but this will provide you with a priced, bespoke, medically overseen, multidisciplinary approach to helping you to manage your ADHD online over the following 12 month period so that you can then apply, with our help and support, to get the funding that you are entitled to receive.

Supplying ADHD support services to Psychiatry-UK LLP

If you are an existing supplier of specialist coaching or therapy services for those with ADHD who would like to be considered for addition to the panel of online service providers to whom we refer our patients, please complete this form to arrange an appointment to discuss this with us.

ADHD patient feedback

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I have struggled with the behavioural effects of ADHD since childhood. If I sit down and look back at my life, the trail of destruction it has left is clear to see. Having tried non-drug options for many years including psychotherapy and self-help reading, I came to a point where I realised that there was a ‘higher power’ pulling the strings in my life – my brain. The more I tried in life, the more opportunities for failure I had and the more my self esteem, self-competency and sense of hope was ground down to dust. I have always been sceptical of the notion of ‘free will’ in humans. To contemplate the notion that I, or anyone else for that matter ‘chooses’ to harbour pathological emotions and engage in self-destructive behaviours is quite simply preposterous. Once I understood and accepted the deterministic powers of the human brain, I realised that I needed help in my life.

My G.P referred me to the ADHD clinic at the Maudsley hospital in london. However, I soon realised that the waiting list was 6 months. I’m a 34 years old single male, still living at home, in financial debt and without a clear purpose in my life. I had waited for my inner and outer life to ‘begin’ for long enough and I simply could not wait for another 6 months.

I found Psychiatry-UK online and decided to pay for a consultation with Dr [ ]. Firstly, the medical secretary was extremely helpful in first arranging my appointment with Dr [ ] and helping me to set up and test the video conferencing software.

Dr [ ] was very easy to talk to – sensitive, compassionate and a great listener. Having wrote an extensive description of my difficulties when booking my appointment, he quickly put my mind at ease by acknowledging that I had already done the hard work in the consultation and so It was easier for him to reach a conclusion. Nevertheless, we discussed other aspects of my life which I had not mentioned just to get a clearer picture. I also greatly appreciated his efforts to save me money on the cost of my prescription and the drug.

I am always anxious when it comes to talking to doctors but I found the whole experience with Dr [ ] to be very reassuring. The total cost of my initial consultation was £300 which quite frankly is a fraction of the financial debt I am in and pales in to insignificance when compared to the emotional pain I have experienced as a result of my condition. If the drug that Dr [ ] has prescribed me has the desired effect I think I would be happy to pay ten times as much!

I highly recommend Dr [ ] and Psychiatry-UK.

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I have no hesitation in rating this Consultant as outstanding in every way. He has supported our family through the very serious behavioural and emotional challenges posed by ADHD and undertaken the whole process of consultation, prescribing and reporting in a really empathetic, positive, and constructive way. I cannot speak highly enough of his professionalism and for anyone who has tried to to access NHS ‘service’ (personally, I have never seen evidence of its existence) he is quite simply a breath of fresh air. The best call I ever made.

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My G.P referred me to the ADHD clinic at the Maudsley hospital in london. However, I soon realised that the waiting list was 6 months…and I simply could not wait.I found Psychiatry-UK online and decided to pay for a consultation… I am always anxious when it comes to talking to doctors but I found the whole experience with Dr [-] to be very reassuring.

Anon

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Dr [-] provides a video-link clinic and is a very highly qualified ADD specialist. After waiting an interminable time for an NHS Adult AD(H) D assessment I opted to go privately. Dr [-]’s costs are much lower in his video link clinic than other providers: £300 for the assessment, £110 for weekly email triation (not per week but for all of it), and then about £150 for the follow up appointment before handover to GP. I had to complete a form requiring detailed information about my symptoms and history. A family member had to complete a form about me too. Dr [-] then carried out a very thorough assessment lasting an hour before confirming my diagnosis.

He was very professional, personable and conscientious. Having established that I definitely suffer from ADD, he prescribed Elanse (Lisdexamfetamine) on a steadily increasing dose and advised me it might take some time to work. However, in my case the effects were near instant and fantastically (miraculously!) good. I feel well for the first time I can remember: calm, energised, able to concentrate, focused and much more besides.

Even my hearing has improved. And I have every reason to be confident that these benefits will only increase as my dose increases. This is the only medication that has effectively addressed the terrible anxiety I was feeling (anxiety can be caused by ADD/ADHD). I feel natural and have a focused calm mind for the first time I can remember.

Anon

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After lots of poor care from the NHS this doctor listened to me and took me seriously for the first time in ages. I know that I present as fully functioning so it has been difficult to get anyone to believe how debilitating my depression has been. Dr Adil totally got me and listened to what I was saying. I can’t make any suggestions to improve the service. It was easy to make an appointment and even when my first appointment couldn’t go ahead the staff helped me choose another doctor and made everything easy for me. Dr Adil had access to genetic testing to all them to tailor my anti-depressants to my dna and he called me the day he got the results which was fantastic. He communicated really quickly with my GP and I got the treatment I needed to improve my depression.

I Want Great Care

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Dr *** has been lovely and supportive from day one. I was very apprehensive both for the video call and any potential treatments but she was great. Talking to someone that knows their stuff is always very reassuring in itself but she is also a great listener and very informative.

The medication didn’t live up to the scare stories I had been told from people that are less informed. I feel calm, in control of myself and I’ve had massive quality of life improvements because of this.

I’m incredibly grateful that this service exists and that they have people like *** working for them.

TH

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Dr. Suresh Dasarathy has been fantastic throughout the whole process of my daughters ADHD assessment. His kind, patient and gentle approach with her enabled her to give him all the information he needed. He wrote a very detailed 9 page report for her after the assessment. I highly recommend booking an appointment with him. Thank you!

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