When Can You Develop Adhd?
The rate of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is rising faster among children ages 12 through 17 than it is in younger ones, according to the Centers for Disease Control. From 1997 through 2006, about 7 percent of children ages 6 through 11 were diagnosed with ADHD. For children 12 through 17 during the same time period, the diagnosis rate rose from just under 7 percent to nearly 10 percent, and the percentage of older children diagnosed with ADHD has been rising 4 percent each year....
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