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ADHD: Behind the Acronym
parent to parent
Data collected by the Centers for Disease Control
in 2012 shows that almost one in every five highschool age boys in our country and 11 percent
of school-age children of both
sexes have been diagnosed
with ADHD. This is a large
increase from only 10 years
ago and has sparked some
debate among experts.
Some believe the condition
is being over-diagnosed and
its primary treatment drugs,
over-prescribed. But others believe that ADHD is
just now being fully understood and is gaining a
wider acceptance.
HOW
MANY
kids are
affected?
PARENT
EXPERIENCE
;
TO MEDICATE OR NOT?
One mom shares how and why she made her
decision, and how it’s all worked out.
“NOT GIVING MY KID DRUGS, NO WAY!”
“ADD - nothing a little discipline won’t cure!”
Thirty years ago, kids that “acted up” a lot in school were called hyper,
but the term was hardly clinical. Fast-forward to today, and it seems like
every other child is being diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Why does this disorder, which can create
significant problems for students both in and out of class, seem to be on
the rise? And would you recognize the symptoms in your child?
What is ADHD?
ADHD is classified as a neurologically based behavioral disorder that develops in childhood and is more