Kids born in August are diagnosed with ADHD more than kids born in September

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kids-born-august-are-diagnosed-adhd-more-kids-born-september?tgt=nr

In recent studies, it has been found that 34% of kids diagnosed with ADHD turn 5 just before beginning kindergarten (meaning their birthdays are in August), than the kids that are older. This contributes to the concern that ADHD is over-diagnosed, as some problems could just be because of the age gap and maturity level.

I think that this is an interesting find, because if children are misdiagnosed it can affect their entire life. But, they need to be careful that they diagnose the people who do have ADHD, because if they just chalk it up to immaturity or the age gap when it is actually ADHD, that can lead to many problems in the future.

Comments

  1. AnonymousNovember 30, 2018 at 9:54 AM

    This is really interesting that kids can be more susceptible to having ADHD just by the month that they are born in. It really doesn't seem logical.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 30, 2018 at 11:00 AM

    Doctors should be more careful with how they diagnose children because, as you mentioned, it can change their life when they are misdiagnosed. However, I don't get how being born in a certain month can affect someone's health.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 10, 2018 at 12:09 PM

    Due to the fact that 34% of kids that are born in August have ADHD, I think parents should realize this for the future when they are looking to have kids. I wonder how a month could affect such a thing.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2019 at 5:52 PM

    I think its concerning when you hear that some kids that are being misdiagnosed or even over- diagnosed. I hope that they can soon fix this problem because like you mentioned it will affect their entire life.

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