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Education Secretary John Swinney gives a statement on education reform
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Ms Watt thanks Mr Johnson for sharing his experience of ADHD this afternoon.
The minister says more people have ADHD than are coming forward.
She thanks the Labour MSP for showing medication has an important part to play.
Mr Johnson agrees the need to emphasise the importance of medication.
He calls for better access to CAMHS.
Mr Johnson says he received his diagnosis for ADHD at the age of 35 and it has transformed his life.
He says his only regret is that he did not receive diagnosis, medication and therapy quicker.
The Labour MSP asks if the minister agrees that sensationalist coverage in the media and comments from the Tories is unhelpful and raising awareness of this condition is important.
Image source, bbcMental Health Minister Maureen Watt
Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt says the government has worked with many organisation to reduce the stigma around mental health.
Ms Watt says the rise in prescriptions for ADHD reflects the fall in stigma and the rise in those seeking help.
She says any decision to prescribe a drug is a clinical decision.
The Herald reported: "Growing numbers of primary school pupils risk being "parked" on over-the-counter drugs to control their behaviour with new figures revealing that almost twice as many under-tens are prescribed stimulants today than in 2010.
"The use of drugs such as Ritalin to cope with the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is mushrooming prompting some experts to question whether children in Scotland are being over-medicated.
"This week the Herald launches a major new investigative series, A Bitter Pill, which questions whether - as a society - our biggest drugs problem might just be that we think pharmaceutical drugs solve all our problems."
Read the Herald report here, external.
Labour MSP Daniel Johnson asks what the government's response is to reports that there are almost twice as many under-10s being prescribed stimulants than there were in 2010.
SNP MSP Christina McKelvie asks if the government agrees that we are all bound by respect for human freedoms and rights.
Ms Hyslop says the member is correct and in this parliament the importance of human rights is being embraced.
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Tory MSP Jackson Carlaw asks if the minister agrees the actions of the Spanish government were counterproductive.
Ms Hyslop says she agrees with Jackson Carlaw's comments.
The external affairs secretary says the action of the Spanish government has done themselves a disservice and in the end will be counterproductive.
Ms Whyte says she agrees dialogue is essential as does the Catalan government.
The SNP MSP asks if the minister agrees with calls for the Spanish government to investigate violence.
Ms Hyslop says the intervention from the UN high commissioner was welcome and she agrees with it.
The external affairs secretary says the scenes of "brutal violence by the Spanish police" has shocked many.
She says the people of Catalonia have the right to vote.
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External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop says there has been no correspndence with the Spanish government or the Catelonian officials.
Ms Hyslop says: "This is a basic issue of human rights and democracy."
The minister says people should be able to express their view without fear of violence.
External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop says the Scottish government is concerned and the scenes in Catalonia were "shocking".
Ms Hyslop says she has written to the UK government to ask for it to release a more robust statement on the matter.
Image source, bbcThe "strength of feeling" expressed in Catalonia's independence referendum "cannot be ignored", First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Almost 900 people were hurt as Spanish police tried to stop the contested votegoing ahead on Sunday.
Catalan officials say voters overwhelmingly backed secession, but Madrid refuses to recognise the poll.
Ms Sturgeon said talks must be held to find a solution which respects both the rule of law and democracy.
The poll had been declared illegal by Spain's constitutional court, but thousands of independence supporters occupied schools and other buildings designated as polling stations in order to keep them open.
Some of these were shut down by riot police, who seized ballot papers and fired rubber bullets during violent clashes with protestors.
Catalonia referendum: Violence as police block voting
Image source, AFPThe day of action drew big crowds in Barcelona and other major Catalan cities
Crowds are thronging central Barcelona and blocking roads across Catalonia in a protest strike over police violence during the independence referendum.
There is little public transport, after Catalan trade unions called the strike to show public anger at Spanish police tactics during Sunday's disputed vote.
More than 50 roadblocks caused big traffic jams. Barcelona port was at a standstill, union sources said.
However, the city's El Prat airport and its taxis are operating normally.
Many small businesses across Catalonia have shut for the day. Schools, universities and medical services are also closed or operating at a minimum level.
Barcelona's metro traffic was cut to a 25% service during rush hour and no trains at all at other times.
Top tourist attractions were also closed, including the city's famous Sagrada Familia church.
SNP MSP Sandra White asks the Scottish government, further to the statement that it issued on 16 September, what its response is to the violence that took place during the independence referendum in Catalonia.
The violence during the independence referendum in Catalonia, the increase in under-10s being prescribed stimulants and the row over stillbirth and neonatal death rates will all be raised during topical questions.
This week's time for reflection will be delivered by Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, formerly Head of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Papal Nuncio in Egypt.
The violence during the independence referendum in Catalonia, the increase in under-10s being prescribed stimulants and the row over stillbirth and neonatal death rates will all be raised during topical questions.
From around 2.20pm Energy Minster Paul Wheelhouse will deliver a ministerial statement on fracking.
Image source, AFP/PAThis will be followed by a statement on education reform from Education Secretary John Swinney.
The Scottish government will then lead a debate on the controversial roll-out of Universal Credits.
SNP MSP Maree Todd will then lead a member's debate on the Garbh Allt Community Initiative.
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Committee convener Margaret Mitchell thanks the witnesses and ends the evidence session.