ADHD Information
By Chandler Jenkinson
Stats
- ADHD affects around 5% of Americans. That turns out to be 8 to 9 million people.
- 9.5% of 4 - 17 have ADHD.
- The amount of people that have ADHD has increased 3% from 1997 to 2006
- Boys are more likely to get ADHD
- The reports of ADHD have increased 22% between 2003 to 2007
Facts
- ADHD is not caused by poor parenting
- ADHD is likely cause by biological factors
- ADHD can run in the family
- Medicine can be used to make the name act normal
- ADHD is recognized as a divisibility