Research has shown that children diagnosed with ADHD may not
all actually have the condition. Researcher Dr Mu-Hong Chen claims that the
majority of diagnosed children are born in August, making them the youngest in
their year. He says they are probably just under-developed and are receiving
and taking medication when they don’t really need to.
In an interview with the head researcher, he said “Our findings emphasise the
importance of considering the age of a child within a grade when diagnosing
ADHD and prescribing medication to treat ADHD."
An interview with the local head of health was taken and when asked what she
thought about this she, Mrs Rens, had this to say:
“To test if a child actually
hasthe ADHD condition, you must give them medication and after a month see if
it has worn off - or if they are the same.” This shows that although the study is
true, it is possible to find out if they do have ADHD.
A report by Harrison
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