Misdiagnosed Adhd
Nearly one million children who are the youngest and least mature in their kindergarten class may be misdiagnosed with ADHD, a new study has found. Researchers looked at 12,000 children at three stages of their schooling and found that those who were the youngest in their class were 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than their older classmates. By the time the children reached the fifth and eighth grades, the youngest were twice as likely to be prescribed stimulants.
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