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ADHD Diagnoses Up 24% in 10 Years

Rates increased most in minority children

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2013 6:48 AM CST

(Newser) – In just a decade, the percentage of children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder jumped by a big percentage itself: 24%, per a new study. It reviewed the health records of some 840,000 kids in California, and found that 2.5% received an ADHD diagnosis...   Read full story »

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