She says she feels working in politics suits her condition.
“I’m always on the go and trying to do a million things at once, which is quite a good way to be in politics when you’re always trying to achieve as much as you can for people,” she said.
“I’m using the role I have now as a Member of Parliament to try and help others and raise awareness that obviously girls can have ADHD too and to try and make improvements to the system.”
“The system at the moment is completely broken in terms of diagnosis, medication and the availability of medication.
“It is a postcode lottery because resources are and the NHS is so overstretched.”
She also highlighted recent issues around medication shortages for ADHD and said she believed there was “not enough of an understanding” of how much people with ADHD need their medication.
“Even though I have gone for years and years not having medication, now that I know the benefits, when I don’t have it any more – there’s a big issue,” she said.
“So I’m trying to use my platform to raise awareness of just how difficult things can be if we don’t have that support in place.”
