Shorten Says ADHD Diagnosis ‘Not a Ticket’ to the NDIS

Labor MP Bill Shorten puts a question to the Government during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 25, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

The Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Bill Shorten, has rejected calls to allow people who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to gain automatic eligibility into the support program.

Instead, the minister said there are other avenues that could be explored by people who have an ADHD diagnosis.