Written questions

ADHD: Women

Commons · Question 74090 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women under the age of 18 have been diagnosed with ADHD in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Sep 2025

There is no single established dataset that can be used to monitor the numbers of people diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or to monitor waiting times for the assessment and diagnosis for ADHD by gender in England.For the firs...