• My name
• I have ADHD diagnosed aged …
• The biggest cost of not being diagnosed was ….
• The best thing about managing my ADHD is …
• The main change I want the Senate to make is…

4. email to community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au

WELL DONE!

IF YOU WANT TO DO ANOTHER ONE IN MORE DETAIL

• Read the attached files
• Maybe join a Buddy Session with ADHDVictoria (on facebook, or  ADHD.Victoria.enquires@gmail.com) or throw a Submission Writing Party yourself
• You can copy the Terms of Reference 12 topics a-l and make bullet points for each
  • My experience with this 
  • The problems
  • The solutions

BE BRIEF

Remember, Senators are looking for Cost savings. We need to demonstrate that they can “Save Money & Save Lives by empowering People with ADHD to understand and manage their ADHD”

Some of the solutions we would recommend are

• Community awareness of what ADHD really is, including positives
• Screening for all at-risk populations
  • Struggling school and Tertiary students
  • people seeking help for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, alcohol or substance use, gambling, financial difficulties, suicidal thoughts, accidents
  • prisoners
  • other points of contact – when did you seek help and if ADHD had been suspected, you might have been helped sooner?
• Training of all Healthcare, Education and Justice system professionals and students
• ADHD managed in Primary Care with Trained Supported GP’s (some credentialed to start ADHD meds), 
• ADHD Management Plan on Medicare with funded sessions with GP’s, Peer Support Workers, Mental Health Nurses, ADHD Coaches and Psychologists, as well as Psychiatrists
• Funding for Parents of kids with ADHD to learn how to help their kids
• Research involving Consumers which will directly benefit Consumers
• Research demonstrating economic and social cost savings of identifying and assisting people with ADHD early.
• Your other ideas?

You can CLICK HERE to access a PDF file with more information and further guides on how to make a submission.