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CEB.03 · Audio CPD course · 8 modules

Why ADHD Diagnosis Matters

Headlines warn of an overdiagnosis epidemic while NHS waiting lists hit record highs. Rather than asking you to pick a side, this course works through the data first.

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The approach

Risk of missing it

Underdiagnosis, long waits, and the cost of years without the right explanation or treatment.

held
together

Risk of over-calling it

Variable assessment quality, and diagnoses made without enough structure or evidence.

→ a structured assessment, case by case
The course doesn't ask you to pick a side. It asks you to hold both risks at once.
What changes for you

By module 8, you'll be able to:

01

Set documented diagnosis rates against expected prevalence, and explain why underdiagnosis is the larger problem in UK adult care.

02

Identify who is most likely to be missed, and what the wait for assessment costs them.

03

Engage honestly with legitimate overdiagnosis concerns, and tell “assessment quality varies” apart from “ADHD is overdiagnosed as a condition”.

04

Use a structured-assessment approach that holds both risks at once, illustrated through two worked clinical cases.

05

Leave with a checklist you can carry into your next ADHD assessment.

Curriculum

Eight modules

01The Diagnosis ParadoxOverdiagnosis headlines, record waiting lists8:44
02The Scale of UnderdiagnosisDocumented rates against expected prevalence6:56
03What Underdiagnosis CostsWho gets missed, and what the wait costs7:43
04Where the Overdiagnosis Narrative Comes FromSeparating the headlines from the data7:48
05Where Overdiagnosis Concerns Are LegitimateAssessment quality versus the condition itself7:36
06Holding Both Truths in PracticeA structured-assessment framework6:35
07Two Worked CasesApplying the framework, start to finish8:03
08Closing TakeawaysA checklist for your next assessment7:13
~60 min
total audio
8
modules
Lifetime
access, no expiry
Yes
certificate of completion
Who it's for

Prescribers involved in ADHD assessment or ongoing prescribing: GPs, psychiatrists, specialist nurses, pharmacists and other prescribing clinicians working to UK guidance.

This course carries a certificate of completion. It is not currently accredited by a third-party CPD body.

A note on the evidence

This course draws on current UK prevalence, waiting-list and outcome data, including some figures reported through university press coverage rather than the primary peer-reviewed paper. Study-sourced figures are marked and dated in the course because the evidence base is still evolving. Mortality-risk estimates are presented with caveats about confounding, and individual case examples are treated as illustrative, not representative. Always weigh figures against the current primary literature and NICE guidance.

Written & narrated by

A UK-based Non-Medical Prescriber (V300) with close to 25 years' NHS experience across inpatient, forensic (secure and prison), community and crisis services, with a specialist focus on ADHD and neurodevelopmental prescribing.

Clinical Education Bytesize · info@clinicaleducationbytesize.com

Work through the evidence before the next headline does it for you.

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