Reading list
- https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2020/12/policy-approaches-and-practices-for-the-inclusion-of-students-with-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd_9af841c6/49af95e0-en.pdf That is good working paper from OECD read
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2021.1965806#abstract publication focusing Sweden read
Highlights
https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/1bjva7p/which_country_provides_good_support_for_adhd_kids/
Some countries have extremely outdated laws around stimulant medication. Spain and Italy come to mind.
You generally can get quicker evaluations than in many countries. I hear over in the UK the wait times are quite long, like years. That is not acceptable.
Sweden 100%, if you have a kid under 19 with adhd you have rights to omvårdnadsbidrag (directly translates to nursing allowance), basically this allowance give you as a parent around 1,146 per year for medicines, the cost that goes above the limit is paid by the state, also free healthcare
Sweden is good, every parent that has a child that gets diagnosed has to go a ”course” and they learn the parents how to support your child during different situations and they explain the difference between a non adhd brain and a adhd brain
I’m Canadian (more specifically in Quebec). I got diagnosed at 8 years old by a neurologist, my parents told me it cost 2000 covered by insurance. Since then, I have been getting extra time for exams, and in highschool teachers would put me in front of the class. That’s about it. I was also put on adderall. Canada
Australia has great support, at least where I live which is pretty remote but services, understanding and support has been fantastic for our kids. From the paediatricians, school support and general ease and affordability for young people, diagnosis and getting help for older people is still very slow and expensive… like all mental health services in the Northern Territory. But this is being addressed.
Netherlands is also great. Both of my kids have it and are diagnosed at different institutions (my son via his epilepsy neurologist and my daughter via the normal route), I’m also diagnosed via adult diagnostics.