Jul 23, 2008
Attention disorder rising among older children
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A growing number of older U.S. children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while diagnoses among younger children have held steady, government researchers said on Wednesday.
The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found ADHD diagnoses among children aged 12 to 17 increased by an average of 4 percent a year from 1997 to 2006. The researchers found no significant change in the percentage of children aged 6 to 11 diagnosed with ADHD over the same period.
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The only thing that is important to parents, is if they suspect that their child has ADD/ADHD,they need to insist on testing for them. This is even if the teacher disagrees, you know your child better than anyone. Not all need to be medicated, but if so, there are many differnt drugs out there other than Ritalin, which some children cannot tolerate. I am not familiar with the studies or percentages on ADD/ADHD and ages. But as a parent, I suggest to go with your gut instinct.
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