NHS bodies in England impose 2-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments (theguardian.com) 1 points by chrisjj 1d ago ↗ HN
[–] chrisjj 1d ago ↗ [delayed] [–] viraptor 1d ago ↗ That and the fact that if you ask a person with ADHD to come back in 2 years, there's a really good chance they won't for much longer than that.
[–] viraptor 1d ago ↗ That and the fact that if you ask a person with ADHD to come back in 2 years, there's a really good chance they won't for much longer than that.
[–] deckiedan 1d ago ↗ (My terminal optimism talking here)So... is this the same strategy as their "flatten the curve" early COVID policy?Slow everything down because resources aren't available, hoping that the entire system doesn't go bankrupt and explode, because that would be worse?Hoping that eventually some kind of solution will be available, and wanting to still at least exist when that time comes? [–] chrisjj 1d ago ↗ [delayed]
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[ 98.3 ms ] story [ 1222 ms ] threadSo... is this the same strategy as their "flatten the curve" early COVID policy?
Slow everything down because resources aren't available, hoping that the entire system doesn't go bankrupt and explode, because that would be worse?
Hoping that eventually some kind of solution will be available, and wanting to still at least exist when that time comes?