Question 18178 — people with disabilities

Summary

Mr. Jean-François Portarrieu draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity. Indeed, according to the high health authority, today, in France, 3.5% to 5.6% of school children suffer from ADHD. The average age of diagnosis by a specialist is 9-10 years for children whose symptoms are attention deficit, motor hyperactivity and impulsivity. This disorder can be identified in children or adolescents by the school, an important player, the primary care physician and then by a clinical interview assessing the suffering. It is complex to detect because it seems that health professionals have little or no training. Beyond that, there is no specific neurological or physical sign and its expression is variable. Finally, other pathologies present close or related signs further complicating the diagnosis. Concerning support, it seems difficult. These would not be reimbursed by social security, particularly psychomotor skills, psychological support or occupational therapy, and waiting times seem very long. This situation causes a lot of suffering for the child and the families. The latter would like funds to be released for unreimbursed costs. by social security, better training and information for medical professionals, inclusion of ADHD on the list of long-term conditions and a day dedicated to this disorder to raise awareness among the general public. Thus, he would like to know his position on this subject and know what could be implemented to improve diagnosis and knowledge on the subject and better support both children affected by this trouble than the parents.

Machine translation from French. The official text remains authoritative.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

No documents linked.

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.