"In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last year reported that more than 11% of children had received an ADHD diagnosis at some point in their lives a sharp increase from 2003, when around 8% of children had. But now, top US health officials argue that diagnoses have spiralled out of control."
"One thing that's clear is that several factors including improved detection and greater awareness of ADHD are causing people with symptoms to receive a diagnosis and treatment, whereas they wouldn't have years earlier. Clinicians say this is especially true for women and girls, whose pattern of symptoms was often missed in the past. Although some specialists are concerned about the risks of overdiagnosis, many are more worried that too many people go undiagnosed and untreated."
Record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with more than 11% of US children diagnosed at some point, up from about 8% in 2003. Some US health officials have characterized diagnoses as spiralling out of control and have questioned long-term benefits of ADHD medications. Improved detection and greater awareness are leading to more diagnoses, particularly among women and girls whose symptoms were often missed. Specialists express concern about both overdiagnosis and the large number of people who remain undiagnosed and untreated. The neurodiversity movement advocates treating ADHD as a difference and focusing on adaptations in schools and workplaces.
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