Jenkyns at odds with Farage on special needs
Summary
Dame Andrea Jenkyns, a candidate running for the first mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, publicly disagreed with her party leader, Nigel Farage's view about diagnoses of special educational needs in children. While Farage believes there are too many diagnoses, Jenkyns, from personal experience, thinks that there are children who are left behind due to delayed diagnosis.Key Facts
- Dame Andrea Jenkyns is the Reform UK's candidate for the first ever mayor of Greater Lincolnshire.
- Jenkyns and her son have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a brain disorder that affects attention and self-control.
- Nigel Farage, the leader of Jenkyns' party, believes that there are too many diagnoses of special educational needs in children.
- Farage pointed out that many diagnoses have been conducted virtually, via Zoom, with family doctors.
- Jenkyns disagreed with Farage's view, stating that from her personal experience, there are children who are delayed in receiving necessary diagnoses.
- She explained she pulled her son out of mainstream school because he was two years behind due to delayed diagnosis.
- A source close to Farage clarified that he thinks mental health issues are being over diagnosed in children.
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