About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to the latest government statistics.
About 1 in every 10 U.S. children ages 5 to 17 has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , according to the latest government statistics.
It found that 11.3% of school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD, with boys more likely to have this diagnosis than girls , according to report authors Cynthia Reuben and Nazik Elgaddal, of the National Center for Health Statistics .
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