Coming after ThisWay-Menopause
ADHD services are a maze. Here's your next step.
We'll map the routes where you live, with the waits providers publish, and keep one record from referral onwards.
ThisWay-ADHD isn't open yet. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you when it is.
Your route
Example-
See your GP
Done. Referral asked for.
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Waiting for an assessment
Your provider's published wait, with the date we checked it.
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Assessment
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If you and your clinician decide on medication: finding the right dose
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Shared care with your GP
Routes differ by nation and by area. Yours will show the ones open where you live.
If you're stuck, it isn't you. It's the system.
Long waits, changing rules and forms at every step. And the information to get through it is scattered.
959,662
open referrals in England may be for an ADHD assessment. That's an upper estimate, for June 2026.
Source: NHS England, ADHD management information, August 2026. This shows what research suggests, not what's right for you personally.
64%
of adults diagnosed with ADHD had no information, or poor information, while they waited.
Source: Healthwatch England, 2025 (2,579 adults). This shows what research suggests, not what's right for you personally.
44%
of people waiting want one point of contact.
Source: Healthwatch England, 2025 (2,579 adults). This shows what research suggests, not what's right for you personally.
What ThisWay-ADHD will do
One front door, from referral onwards
Your route
- See where you stand: done, you are here, what's next.
- See the routes open where you live, including whether Right to Choose is open or capped in your area.
- See each provider's published wait, with the date we checked it.
One thing today
- Do one task, with a two-minute button.
- Snooze it without being nagged.
- Set your own reminders, such as a repeat prescription. They never name the medicine.
Packs to take with you
- Ask your GP for a referral, with a clear summary.
- Ask about shared care with the right questions.
- Get ready for work support: an Access to Work checklist, PIP evidence prompts and a work pack.
One record
- Keep one story that follows you through GP, provider, school and employer.
- Never start from scratch at the next handover.
These are the features we're planning. They may change before ThisWay-ADHD opens.
For parents
Fighting for support at school?
You're dealing with three systems at once: the NHS queue, the school and the council.
- Know your rights, in plain English.
- Ask for an EHC needs assessment in England, step by step, drawn from IPSEA and SENDIASS guidance.
- Keep your child's record in one place, ready for the next meeting.
Honest about the wait
- We point to routes. We never sell a diagnosis, and we never promise to skip a queue.
- Every wait says who published it and the date we checked it. Waits change often.
- We don't rank providers by reviews. We show what they publish.
- No trial traps. We'll remind you before every renewal, and you can cancel in one click.
No clinic, provider or brand pays to appear here, and we don't take referral fees.
Free, and open now
What you can do now
You don't have to wait for us. These routes are free.
Talk to a GP
The NHS says that if ADHD symptoms are affecting your studies, work or relationships, make an appointment with a GP to find out what support is available.
Ask about Right to Choose (England)
The NHS says you may be able to find a clinic with shorter waiting lists through your GP, using the Right to Choose scheme. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don't have it.
Get support at work
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability. You can apply yourself.
Get free advice about school (England)
IPSEA gives free, independent legal advice on special educational needs law in England. Every council in England also has a free SEND information, advice and support service, often called SENDIASS. Search your council's website for it.
Questions about medicines, doses or running out? Talk to your prescriber or a pharmacist, or call NHS 111.
Sources: NHS, ADHD in adults (reviewed March 2025); GOV.UK, Access to Work; IPSEA. Last checked September 2026. Next check September 2027.
If you need help now
If you're having thoughts of harming yourself, you don't have to cope alone. Call Samaritans free on 116 123, any time, or call 999 if you're in immediate danger.
111 will tell you the right place to get help. You may be able to speak to a trained mental health professional over the phone.
Source: NHS, Where to get urgent help for mental health. Last checked September 2026.
Tell me when ThisWay-ADHD opens
It opens after ThisWay-Menopause. We'll email you once, when it's ready. No payment now.
Planned price: £89 a year or £9.99 a month, with a free questionnaire and first next step. Already a ThisWay member? You'll be able to add it for £5 a month.