Developers and AI agents
ADHD Helper Data API
ADHD Helper publishes its primary-sourced UK adult ADHD data as a read-only public API and as an MCP server for AI clients. It is the same data behind the UK ADHD statistics page: the most-quoted figures on prevalence, assessment waiting times, Right to Choose and medication prescribing, each attributed to a named primary source (NHS, NICE, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, NHSBSA and gov.uk), plus the NHSBSA prescribing series and an index of our answer pages. No authentication, no personal data, released under CC BY 4.0.
This is information, not medical advice and not a diagnosis. The figures reflect what each named primary source reports. Prescribing volume is not a diagnosis count, and only a registered clinician can diagnose or treat ADHD.
REST endpoints
Base URL https://adhdhelper.co.uk/api. All responses are JSON with open CORS, an ETag and edge caching. Full machine-readable contract: OpenAPI 3.1 spec.
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/statistics | List the live, primary-sourced adult ADHD statistics. Optional filters: ?q=, ?category=. https://adhdhelper.co.uk/api/statistics?category=access |
| GET | /api/statistics/{id} | Detail for one statistic, by its stable id. https://adhdhelper.co.uk/api/statistics/adult-prevalence |
| GET | /api/prescribing | NHSBSA ADHD medication prescribing series: monthly items, latest totals and year-on-year growth. https://adhdhelper.co.uk/api/prescribing |
| GET | /api/topics | Index of the main answer pages so an agent can find the right page. Optional filter: ?q=. https://adhdhelper.co.uk/api/topics |
MCP server
The same data is exposed as a remote Model Context Protocol server over streamable HTTP, so MCP-capable AI clients can read it directly.
- Endpoint:
https://adhdhelper.co.uk/mcp(JSON-RPC 2.0, POST) - Manifest: /.well-known/mcp.json
- Resources:
adhd://dataset,adhd://prescribing,adhd://topics,adhd://statistics/{id} - Tool:
search_adhd(query?, category?)
Terms
Read-only and free under CC BY 4.0: attribute ADHD Helper and link back to the UK ADHD statistics page. Every figure is drawn from a named primary source and links to the original record. NHSBSA prescribing figures are reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This data is information, not medical advice, and must not be presented as a diagnosis. Please cache responses and avoid abusive request rates.