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Meeting of the Parliament 20 November 2025

20 Nov 2025 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
General Question Time
Neurodevelopmental Assessments and Treatment
Todd, Maree SNP Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Watch on SPTV

The Scottish Government welcomes the report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on meeting the needs of autistic people and people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Scotland. I agree with the royal college that the demand for neurodevelopmental assessment and support now exceeds what Scotland’s current mental health infrastructure can deliver and that a different response is needed. We are taking time to consider its report fully, including whether a stepped care model could be considered for neurodevelopmental assessment.

We are also driving forward our improvement work, including the establishment of our children and young people’s neurodevelopmental task force and our on-going work with the national autism implementation team, or NAIT.

In the same item of business

1. Michelle Thomson (Falkirk East) (SNP) SNP
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the demand for neurodevelopmental assessments and treatment for children and adults, what its assessment is of th...
The Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and Sport (Maree Todd) SNP
The Scottish Government welcomes the report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on meeting the needs of autistic people and people with attention deficit h...
Michelle Thomson SNP
As the minister will be aware from my correspondence and our discussion, the rising pressures and demands are acute and are having an impact on many individu...
Maree Todd SNP
I confirm that we have now received responses from all of the health boards, and we are considering the findings in more detail and what next steps should be...
Pam Duncan-Glancy (Glasgow) (Lab) Lab
Parents and adults who are not parents in the Glasgow region have approached me because they are very worried about access to ADHD assessments for adults. Th...
Maree Todd SNP
I understand the member’s concern. Long waits for support are unacceptable, and I am committed to improving timely access to support, diagnosis and support f...