Professor Anita Thapar is Chair of the NHS England Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) taskforce.

Anita is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a clinician scientist and a professor at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University.

She is currently co-chair on the Welsh Government Neurodivergence Ministerial Advisory Group and on the Welsh Government Clinical Advisory Group for ADHD assessment and support.

She has until 2024 sat on the board of the UK national charity the ADHD Foundation and was a member of the UK Embracing Complexity Neurodivergence Steering Group.