Bronwen Lewis went private rather rather than face more than a year's wait for an NHS assessment.
GPs in Wales said it can take over a year to get an assessment on the NHS.
"Overall it cost me £650 privately for an initial consultation and an assessment for diagnosis and for me it was worth every penny, but what makes me so disheartened is that I know not everyone can afford that," she said.Veronica Sommariva: "To be honest, my life could have been so different""To be honest, my life could have been so different," she says.
"Being diagnosed has changed my life, not because I am cured, but because I have an explanation for several things that I hated myself for."Claire Campbell Adams: "It's something that had never ever crossed my mind""It completely blindsided me," she said. "It's something that had never ever crossed my mind."
However, the ADHD Foundation said it has seen a 400% rise in adults going to them compared to before the pandemic, and many of those had turned to social media for answers after struggling in lockdown.
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