REFORM UK has renewed its attack on neurodivergent children and young people, claiming there is a "crisis of overdiagnosis of children with neurodiverse issues".
The party's deputy leader, Richard Tice, recently branded the sight of children wearing ear defenders in school as "insane" – leading to intense criticism from organisations such as The National Autistic Society and Autism Scotland .
We sat down with National columnist Kelly Given – who was diagnosed with autism and ADHD at the age of 24 – to explain why Reform UK's claims around neurodivergent conditions such as ADHD are not only wrong, but dangerous.
Given recently published an open letter addressed to Tic e, where she explores her own experience of being diagnosed as an adult and the "cruelty" shown by politicians attemp

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