r/ClinicalPsychologyUK

There’s a UK clinical psychologist whose public social media posts about ADHD/autism I’ve been looking at, and I’m increasingly concerned about the way he talks about these diagnoses.

Some of the most striking comments include:

“Everyone has autism and adhd these days. It’s a sham and a fraud.”

“ADHD is a racket & social contagion.”

“It’s not neurological.”

There are quite a few other comments along similar lines, including describing ADHD/autism as “subjective psychiatric labels” and saying that “a diagnosis keeps people unwell.”

What particularly bothers me is that this isn't just some random person posting this - he's a registered clinical psychologist, and these are public statements made repeatedly over a period of time.

I'm considering raising it with the HCPC, but I'm already pretty close to burnout/crashing and the thought of dealing with a potentially lengthy complaint process is a lot right now.

So I'm mainly wondering: does this sound like something that would reasonably fall within HCPC professional-conduct concerns, or is this simply a psychologist expressing controversial opinions outside of his clinical work?

I have screenshots and dates for the comments if useful. Would appreciate opinions from anyone familiar with HCPC/clinical psychology or who has made a similar complaint.

Hello everyone,

I’m here today because I’m starting to second-guess myself. I currently work as a residential crisis support worker and I am in close contact with the NHS home treatment team. I am friendly with them (I like to think we get along), and they asked what I wanted to do after my master's. I said I was hoping to apply for AP roles, or maybe PWP roles, after graduation because, with my academics, work, and volunteering experience, I might finally be somewhat competitive. The staff member from home treatment team turned around and told me not to bother with an AP role as I wouldn’t get it. He said he knows loads of support workers wanting AP roles and that it’s a waste of time. He also said my volunteering experience isn’t useful and that I should stop. It’s hard not to take his advice on as he’s the clinical lead for the Home treatment team nurses and is therefore knowledgeable. So yeah, I’m starting to second-guess whether what I’m doing is good enough. For context, I’ll write below what I’ll hopefully have by the time I graduate with my master's.

1st-class bachelor's degree in an accredited psychology degree

A masters degrees in clinical and health psychology from the University of Manchester

15 months working as a residential crisis support worker in an 8-bed house

12 months volunteering on a mental health ward working as a volunteer IMHA

I know AP roles are hard, but what he said seems harsh

Hi all,
I have recently completed a MSc psychology conversion course and I also have a BA (2:1).

I just got my dissertation grade back for the MSc and I didn’t do nearly as well as I had hoped which brought my overall grade down. I’m devastated and it feels like my life plans have derailed. I tried really hard as well and the feedback I received wasn’t particularly helpful.
I live in London and originally wanted to apply to UCL for DClinPsy but that is not possible now as they require a high 2:1.
I’m just wondering, has anyone else got onto DClinPsy with a low 2:1? How long did it take you? Where did you go?
My plan was to get experience for the next 3 years and then apply… or think of a new life plan.
Thank you for reading!