Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has become a common diagnosis among U.S. children, especially boys. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013) recently released the results of its National Survey of Children’s Health for 2011-2012. In it the CDCP reported an estimated 6.4 million children with a diagnosis of ADHD. This number represents approximately 11% of the children in the United States.
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December 8, 2014
by Marti Wormuth, MA
ADHD is a learning disability that occurs in both children and adults, and can play a significant role in someone's life. The issue is, of course, if you know how to deal with it. Your attention may be all over the place, or you may have a hard time completing tasks because of this disorder. That being said, there are a lot of ways that you can deal with ADHD, whether the case of ADHD in question is for an adult or a child.
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The thinking until recently was that kids would ‘outgrow’ ADHD after puberty. Research has shown what I and millions of others can attest to – 50-65% of us continue to have symptoms into adulthood.
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