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Overdiagnosis of children overlooks that growing up is ‘messy and uneven’, says Jeremy Hunt

Former health secretary wants to see an overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities system in England

Children and young people are being overdiagnosed with mental health conditions in a society that has lost sight of the reality that child development is “messy and uneven”, the former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

He is the latest senior figure to add his voice to calls for a radical overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system in England.

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