Summary: In recent years more and more kids have been diagnosed with ADHD. Some think that the actual percent of kids is not growing but because there are better screenings and awareness for it that may result in more cases being shown. It is said that almost 1 in 10 U.S. children have ADHD. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and it results in kids having a hard time paying attention. This can be treated with drugs or therapy though. The children that are diagnosed 2/3rds of them are seeking medical attention. In recent studies it have been calculated that approximately 5.4 million kids have been diagnosed with ADHD which is 1 million up from the last calculation that was done. Researchers are not positive why such the increase but they are sure that many more parents are telling their kids they have ADHD. One thing that the researchers did was keep tract of who had ADHD and of those who had it last survey about half of them had a mild case.
Opinion: I feel that I have even noticed more awareness about ADHD and that it is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. i feel kids are more comfortable talking about it which could a reason why there seems to be such an increase in the amount of kids diagnosed. I think that it is good to have kids on medication just in case. Also I feel that parents are becoming much more acceptable and supportive towards this. I feel that the more and more research that is done and new tests that come out the more people will be able to learn from this. I feel surveys like this one should be done more often so they can be up to date and continue accurate research.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40113826/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/
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