Children in Region Örebro County face lengthy waits for ADHD medication assessments, with 430 currently in the queue. According to child psychiatry, the average queue time is five months, though many children wait much longer. ' Currently, eight child psychiatrists work in the region.
' Of the 15 out of 21 regions that provided information, only Skåne has a longer queue, with 489 children, but Skåne has an almost five times larger group of 5-17-year-olds—the age group that receives ADHD diagnoses within child psychiatry. Thus, Örebro still stands out. Adina Langseth, chair of Attention's local branch in Lindesberg, an interest organization for people with ADHD, autism, and other disabilities, is among those affected.
Now it is March and that meeting we still haven't had.
Her daughter stopped taking her latest medication after experiencing many side effects. Despite the school making major adjustments, Adina's daughter lacks grades in several subjects. Adina still hopes her daughter will get a medication that works better, even though they have now waited seven months for a new assessment.
They have tried four different preparations, with one working, but it also involves determining the dosage size and time of day. Adina believes a functioning medication could help, saying, 'A functioning medication could be a puzzle piece that helps her to concentrate in school. ' Children like Adina's daughter are no longer counted in the queue because she has already received a first medication assessment.
A functioning medication could be a puzzle piece that helps her to concentrate in school. We believe that we can find such one.