ADHD medication shortage leads to fears over people's jobs

A charity for people with ADHD says many employers have lost patience with staff with the condition.

A charity for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder says it fears many have lost their jobs as they cannot get their medication.

The charity estimates that 1.9 million adults in the UK have ADHD, and a recent survey it conducted attracted responses from more than 2,000 people.According to Mr Shelford, that suggests that hundreds may be out of work because they cannot get their normal prescription. The adjustments she asked for included being allowed to work flexibly, because without her medicine, her energy and concentration levels varied dramatically.

"At the lowest point, I was short with my colleagues and I had a lack of focus and wasn't seeing anything the whole way through," she says. "I didn't feel capable of doing my job any more, a job that I absolutely love."

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