One in Ten Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Posted Nov 11 2010 6:11pm
Kids will be kids – short attention spans, full of energy. But more and more US children are being diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurological disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, activity and impulse control. In four years, ADHD has jumped 22 percent with one in ten children being diagnosed.
Kids will be kids – short attention spans, full of energy. But more and more US children are being diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a neurological disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention, activity and impulse control. In four years, ADHD has jumped 22 percent with one in ten children being diagnosed.