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2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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   Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) [1] is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by executive dysfunction occasioning symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation that are excessive and pervasive, impairing in multiple contexts, and developmentally-inappropriate.

3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder controversies

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   Psychiatrists Peter Breggin and Sami Timimi oppose pathologizing the symptoms of ADHD. Sami Timimi, who is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with the NHS, argues that ADHD is not an objective disorder [26] but that western society creates stress on families which in turn suggests environmental causes for children expressing the symptoms of ...

4. Mental disorders diagnosed in childhood - Wikipedia

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   As the children grew older, the brain tissue thickened and their ADHD symptoms improved. Environmental factors, such as the mother smoking or drinking during pregnancy is connected to children with ADHD. Children exposed to lead at a young age will also have an increased chance of developing ADHD.

5. Why have rates of ADHD in kids gotten so high? - AOL

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   One in nine children had been diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives as of 2022, a new study shows. ... teachers and kids are becoming more aware of ADHD symptoms, making cases easier to ...

6. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder predominantly ...

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   It is difficult to say exactly how many children or adults worldwide have ADHD because different countries have used different ways of diagnosing it, while some do not diagnose it at all. In the UK, diagnosis is based on quite a narrow set of symptoms, and about 0.5–1% of children are thought to have attention or hyperactivity problems.

7. 5 things kids with ADHD want parents to know, according to a ...

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   Children with ADHD often feel misunderstood, judged or shamed but with support, they can thrive. "Kids with ADHD would like to do well and they can with the right resources," Saline tells TODAY ...