The ADHD rate of U.S. schoolchildren is now 1 in 9, as underlying issues go ignored
According to a new analysis, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has exploded since 2016. Approximately 7.1 million children (11.4%) have received an ADHD diagnosis over the past seven years. The issue really got worse from 2020 to 2022. There were approximately 1 million more kids diagnosed with ADHD in 2022 than in 2016. The rate of ADHD is now 1 in 9 U.S. schoolchildren.
Among children currently diagnosed with ADHD, 58.1% exhibited moderate or severe symptoms of ADHD, 77.9% had at least one co-occurring disorder, roughly half (53.6%) were prescribed drugs, and 44.4% received behavioral treatment for ADHD within the past year.
The issue is expected to become worse in the coming years, because the underlying issues are not being dealt with.
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