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<blockquote data-quote="runawaybunny" data-source="post: 374176"><p><strong><u><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38740077/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/" target="_blank">Younger kids may wrongly get ADHD diagnosis - MSNBC</a></u></strong></p><p> </p><p>How mature a child is compared to his peers may partly determine how likely he is to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study. This finding validates concerns that the condition is misdiagnosed, researchers say. </p><p> </p><p>North Carolina State University researchers found that children born just after the kindergarten eligibilty cutoff date were 25 percent less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than children born just before the cutoff date. Children born just after the cutoff date are among the oldest in their class, and those born just before the cutoff date are among the youngest in their class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="runawaybunny, post: 374176"] [B][U][URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38740077/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/"]Younger kids may wrongly get ADHD diagnosis - MSNBC[/URL][/U][/B] [B][/B] How mature a child is compared to his peers may partly determine how likely he is to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study. This finding validates concerns that the condition is misdiagnosed, researchers say. North Carolina State University researchers found that children born just after the kindergarten eligibilty cutoff date were 25 percent less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than children born just before the cutoff date. Children born just after the cutoff date are among the oldest in their class, and those born just before the cutoff date are among the youngest in their class. [/QUOTE]
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