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"I think it's made me be able to focus in school and wanting to do a lot more,"
Billy said.

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"It's pretty upsetting because the children need the help and when you realise they need the help, the sooner the better and if the books are closed, you can't even get on a wait list."

"Billy's calmed down, he can sit and read. He can concentrate. All the anxiety and stress and anger he felt before he was diagnosed is gone."

"I would say ADHD patients make up between 50 and 70 per cent of my practice,"
Dr Bland said.

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"I've had children whose school communities have signed petitions asking for them to be expelled because of their behaviour."

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"If we have a model that is safe, evaluated and really patient-centred, I think we'll have better outcomes for patients."

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"It just makes me feel like I'm barred from being the best possible version of myself – not just for me but for my daughter as well."

"We're happy to start looking at the prescribing arrangements and whether there might be an opportunity for collaborative prescribing between GPs and specialists,"
Dr Cidoni said.
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