UK ADHD authority

Think you might have ADHD? Here is how to get assessed and what actually helps.

ADHD Helper is a UK ADHD authority for adults. We explain how to get an ADHD assessment, whether through the NHS, NHS Right to Choose or a private provider, compare the products and tools people use to manage ADHD, and explain ADHD itself in plain English. We are information, not medical advice, and a diagnosis is for a registered clinician.

This site is being built. We are an independent editorial and information service. Our guides are written in plain English, with cited sources, and are clear that diagnosis and treatment are for a qualified clinician. Nothing on this site is medical advice or a diagnosis.

UK ADHD statistics Quotable figures on adult ADHD prevalence, diagnosis and assessment waits, each linked to its primary source. About ADHD Helper Who runs the site, how we research, how we are funded, and how to reach the editor.
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Oliver Mackman

Editor, ADHD Helper

Oliver leads ADHD Helper's editorial coverage of adult ADHD. He researches and writes the plain-English explainers on getting an ADHD assessment through NHS Right to Choose or privately, and on the products and tools people use to manage ADHD, drawing on guidance from the NHS, NICE and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is clear that the site is information, not medical advice, and that diagnosis is for a registered clinician.

Last reviewed: 8 June 2026