Greens senator Jordon Steele-John says people with condition struggle with ‘cost, wait time and stigma’
Senator Jordon Steele-John, who has been leading a Greens campaign on the issue, proposed the inquiry, asking that it also examine the role of the national disability insurance scheme in treating people with ADHD, “with particular emphasis on the scheme’s responsibility to recognise ADHD as a primary disability”.
The results were “confronting, to say the least”, Steele-John said on Wednesday. “In particular, a large proportion of respondents shared issues with cost, wait time and stigma from their healthcare providers.”Lack of ADHD diagnosis and support has been shown to have a significant economic impact, with a 2019 Deloitte Access Economics report estimating that the condition directly costs the Australian economy $12.83bn a year. Productivity losses were estimated to make up $10.
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