This could be lethal. Please, @BBCPanorama, right this wrong before someone with #ADHD dies because of your irresponsible reporting – at Yorkshire and The Humber, England

I haven’t yet watched #Panorama - ADHD Clinics Exposed, so will make a more informed comment when I have done so. I am, however, initially very concerned about the impact this is already having on the #ADHD community in the UK. If we are fortunate enough to be able to find the resources, many of us HAVE NO CHOICE but to seek a private diagnosis, given the long waiting times on the NHS. The majority of diagnostic clinicians for ADHD are incredibly thorough, knowledgeable and careful. Many have worked or still work for the NHS doing exactly the same job, and they do not carry out a different assessment process. The ADHD Collective sincerely hopes this type of reporting does not add to the stigma of ADHD as a made-up, excuse-based, or insignificant condition - but early responses to the programme are worrying. We wish more reporting time could be spent highlighting the reality of life with ADHD, furthering it's acceptance in society, and helping those who struggle with this serious, life-long, neurodevelopmental condition on a daily basis. In the meantime: YOUR STRUGGLES ARE VALID AND AREN’T YOUR FAULT ADHD is real and highly stigmatised. Let’s all stick together when under ‘attack’ like this. WE WILL beat stigma and as we do so, there will be inevitable backlashes. - Michelle