After more than a year, the federal government has responded to a landmark ADHD Senate inquiry report, adopting just one of its 15 recommendations.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder experts and advocates have described the federal government's long-awaited response to a landmark Senate inquiry report as "woefully inadequate", saying it clearly "didn't listen" to the urgent needs of the community.
president Professor David Coghill said: "After waiting for over a year for a response, it's incredible that there is just one recommendation that the government feels is worthy of support." "I think that is hugely disrespectful to all of the people who shared their advice, insights and experiences." The
noted the work to achieve the sole recommendation the government agreed to adopt — uniform prescribing rules for ADHD medication — lay with the states and territories.
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