Is Adhd A Mental Illness?
A new study finds that some parents don't want their kids to be friends with children with depression or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Researchers say that a significant minority of parents don't want children with mental health problems to be their child's classmate or neighbor. Children with depression and ADHD were much more likely to be rejected than children with asthma or 'normal' childhood troubles.
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