NHS ADHD Taskforce Report Part 2
Video presentation by NHS ADHD Taskforce Chair, Professor Anita Thapar
About Professor Anita Thapar
Anita is a clinician and scientist by background. Her research has focused mainly on ADHD, neurodivergence and also adolescent depression.
She is lead editor (with Dr. Daniel S. Pine, NIMH) of the authoritative textbook Rutter’s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Anita was awarded the World Federation of ADHD, Heinrich Hoffman Medal, for a life devoted to clinical work, teaching and research on ADHD in 2025, a Queen’s Honour: CBE for services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2017, the President’s Medal from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2015 for contributions to policy, public knowledge, education and meeting population and patient care needs and the Ruane Prize 2015 from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, USA for outstanding Child & Adolescent Psychiatric research.
She has served as Co-Chair of the Welsh Government Ministerial Advisory group on Neurodivergence and is currently on the Welsh Government Adult ADHD Task and Finish Group.
She has served as chair of the independent NHS England ADHD Taskforce and been a member of the Department for Education (England) Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group.
Anita is a clinician and scientist by background. Her research has focused mainly on ADHD, neurodivergence and also adolescent depression.
She is lead editor (with Dr. Daniel S. Pine, NIMH) of the authoritative textbook Rutter’s Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Anita was awarded the World Federation of ADHD, Heinrich Hoffman Medal, for a life devoted to clinical work, teaching and research on ADHD in 2025, a Queen’s Honour: CBE for services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2017, the President’s Medal from the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2015 for contributions to policy, public knowledge, education and meeting population and patient care needs and the Ruane Prize 2015 from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, USA for outstanding Child & Adolescent Psychiatric research.
She has served as Co-Chair of the Welsh Government Ministerial Advisory group on Neurodivergence and is currently on the Welsh Government Adult ADHD Task and Finish Group.
She has served as chair of the independent NHS England ADHD Taskforce and been a member of the Department for Education (England) Neurodivergence Task and Finish Group.
