Divergence, delivering diagnoses, support, and learning differently

29/08/2025

Food for thought

20/07/2025

03/07/2025

Season 3 episode 2 is out now, recorded at ADHD World Congress in May, it's a little bit special!

In this episode of Talk ADHD Matt Gupwell and Andrew Jay engage in a deep conversation with Professor Stephen Faraone, Ph.D. about the complexities of ADHD, the importance of evidence-based treatment, and the challenges posed by misinformation on social media.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dbs2Mwz9VRk&si=jsz8QPMhE_VNd-Yc&utm_source=MTQxZ

Professor Steve Faraone in conversation about ADHDSummary:In this episode of Talk ADHD, hosts Matt and Andrew engage in a deep conversation with Professor St...

09/06/2025

11/11/2024

We are still welcoming your contribution to the debate around Shared Care prescribing in the North East. If you have experiences you would like to share please use the following link to share your story in our open letter: https://forms.office.com/e/KAgUqTjX7D

If you would like to be kept informed of our progress with this just let us know and we'll add you to the mailing list.

29/10/2024

We are holding an Open Meeting on 9th November 2024 at 3pm to discuss the issue of Shared Care prescribing of ADHD treatments. There will be a short presentation followed by open discussion of the issues. This is a ticketed meeting and tickets can be booked via Eventbrite:

Let's chat about how we can work together to prescribe ADHD treatments in North and make sure everyone's on the same page!

28/10/2024

QBTech has been an option available to those using divergence services for a number of months. If any one would like further information on how we use QBTech as part of our pathways, please send us a message.

19/10/2024

Shared Care Figures Update:
We thought you should know that our current shared care acceptance rate is 78% for adults and 61% for children. Not quite the 0% that social media would have you believe.

Call now to connect with business.

14/09/2024

Imagine, if you will, opening up a brand new fast food drive through in an English city but as the owner you insist that staff only speak Spanish or if they do speak English then insisting that they don’t do so at work. Orders must be made in Spanish by customers and if they aren’t they are refused.

Some customers, the ones who are able to speak Spanish may be ok, some would think it a fun quirky gimmick and enjoy the challenge, but most would go elsewhere for their food.

Why then do ADHD services think it is going to help to discharge folks for forgetting their appointments, turning up late or not keeping in touch? Is it that they think that their customers will get so hungry they will learn to speak Spanish or starve, because many seem to be starving. Many are opting to manage without. Many try once and miss out on trying the rest of the menu.

At divergence we are doing what we can to solve this. We do get last minute disorganised cancellations and missed appointments that we have to charge for because it costs us to plan and book, and we are also looking at how we support those struggling to do what is needed to keep them safe whilst finding their optimal treatment. We want to grow the service to hear the frustrations and find ways of meeting those needs.

If you’ve been discharged from an ADHD service for having symptoms of ADHD, we understand that is frustrating and would love to hear from you. How would you solve the puzzle of supporting your engagement with a service? Remember that additional service carries additional costs, but maybe you think it would be worth extra.

We do have some improvements underway based on what we’ve learned but we’d love to hear your thoughts and may even put them into action.

23/08/2024

This survey aims to capture data on Autistic people's (and their families) experiences of accessing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) [also known as Children and Young Person's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)] according to the NHS trust that is responsible for them. This data colle...

22/08/2024

Today we saw many successes amongst those using our services but our thoughts tonight are with those that are having to rethink their goals. These challenges too can be overcome. It may take a little longer, there may be resits or changed plans, but keep going.