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The Minister of Finance opens up about his ADHD diagnosis

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SVT Nyheter2 hours agoHealth1 min read

The Minister of Finance opens up about his ADHD diagnosis

The Minister of Finance hopes that the openness surrounding his diagnosis will be able to help children and young people.

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Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson admits that she has ADHD.
She hopes that openness will inspire and help young people, while the National Board of Health and Welfare reports on an increase in ADHD diagnoses among children and young people in Sweden.

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Why It Matters

The National Board of Health and Welfare has published a report which shows that ADHD diagnoses among children and young people in Sweden continue to increase.

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Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson says that she is now opening up about her diagnosis in the hope of being able to help others, mainly children and young people.

- I am finance minister, I have the largest portfolio that any finance minister has ever had, and I have ADHD.

"Have seen that I can still work"

She emphasizes how important it is to have knowledge about your diagnosis, both for yourself but also for your relatives and colleagues.

- I have seen that I can still work. The anxiety has not been allowed to stand in my way, but it has made me tired. There are periods where I just have to switch off.

The interview takes place in the same week as the National Board of Health and Welfare's publication of a report which claims that ADHD diagnoses among children and young people continue to increase.

According to the report, 116,000 children between the ages of 10-17 were estimated to have an ADHD diagnosis in 2025. That's 14 percent of boys and nine percent of girls in the age group.

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How is the political debate about ADHD care affected by this outcome?

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This article was originally published by SVT Nyheter.