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Pages in category "People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 359 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hyperactivity has long been part of the human condition, although hyperactive behaviour has not always been seen as problematic. [1] [page needed]The terminology used to describe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has gone through many changes over history, including "minimal brain damage", "minimal brain dysfunction", "learning/behavioral disabilities" and ...
Percent of United States youth 4–17 ever diagnosed with ADHD as of 2003 [35] In the United States it is diagnosed in roughly 7 million children aged 3-17, with boys being 15% more likely to be diagnosed than girls at 8%. [36] The prevalence of ADHD within the age group of 5-11 years for both male and female children is 8.6%, whereas children ...
Conners is credited by many as putting ADHD on the map in the USA. In later years, he raised concerns about the high rates of diagnosis of ADHD in the United States as compared to Europe, and suggested that ADHD may be diagnosed too frequently in the US [2] He believed the true rates of childhood ADHD were 2-3%. [3]
Percentage of people 4–17 ever diagnosed in the US as of 2011 [329] ADHD is estimated to affect about 6–7% of people aged 18 and under when diagnosed via the DSM-IV criteria. [330] When diagnosed via the ICD-10 criteria, rates in this age group are estimated around 1–2%. [331]
[6] [13] [14] Supplemental history obtained from people close to the individual in different settings (e.g., parents, siblings, partners, teachers, coworkers, and employers) can help confirm a diagnosis. [12] ADHD is a highly genetically influenced condition, meaning it commonly runs in families.
Obama became the first Black president in American history after winning the 2008 election race against John McCain. While in office, he earned a Nobel Peace Prize, worked to limit climate change ...
The hypothesis notes that humans spent most of their evolutionary history in hunter-gatherer societies, and it argues that ADHD represents a lack of adaptation to farming societies. Hartmann first developed the idea as a mental model after his own son was diagnosed with ADHD, stating, "It's not hard science, and was never intended to be." [1]