http://www.davejustus.com/2004/11/29/adhd-news/ None Sine Causa Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:41:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.davejustus.com/2004/11/29/adhd-news/#comment-520 Aric Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:42:00 +0000 http://www.davejustus.com/2004/11/29/adhd-news/#comment-520 I think that ADHD is over-diagnosed, especially in young children. While I agree that ADHD is a real disease, and can make activities like school impossible for some children, I feel that a lot of the diagnosed children might just be too young for school. Delaying the entry of children by a year or two while they mature would not be the end of the world. If they later show more academic ability than their peers, they can be moved up in grade levels. I think that ADHD is over-diagnosed, especially in young children. While I agree that ADHD is a real disease, and can make activities like school impossible for some children, I feel that a lot of the diagnosed children might just be too young for school. Delaying the entry of children by a year or two while they mature would not be the end of the world. If they later show more academic ability than their peers, they can be moved up in grade levels.

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