"Left with no support following diagnosis"

My 18 year old son received an ADHD diagnosis via Psychiatry-UK in September 2023 after a reasonably short wait time - all good so far.

However, after the diagnosis he was not offered any support whatsoever, not even sign-posting to support groups/websites etc, nothing at all. Then he started on titration ... it took a while to get a blood pressure monitor and his first prescription, lots of chasing up required, but he did eventually get going with the first lot of meds. Unfortunately, these meds did not suit him and he was advised to stop.

But now of course, due to the lack of availability of meds, he is left with no meds, which I realise is not the fault of Psychiatry-UK, but what I find really frustrating is that they have left the responsibility for chasing up the titration with him, asking him to contact them every few weeks for an update. He has ADHD! This is exactly the sort of thing he struggles with! Surely they should be checking in with him regularly to see how he is, updating him about the availability of the meds he needs, not expecting him to chase them.

And don't get me started on the massively lengthy emails they have sent him with so much information that he is expected to digest, understand and comply with various deadlines or be discharged - the only way he has been able to manage all this is because I help him. How people without support manage all this information is beyond me. How ironic that they diagnose people with ADHD and them immediately take none of this into account when communicating/supporting the patients after diagnosis. Not in the least bit inclusive, or even kind actually.