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[quote=Anonymous]US has the highest ADHD diagnosis rates. And it really depends on how you interpret that. This could be due to more awareness and access to testing. But there could also be instances of over diagnosis due to pressure to perform, relative age, and environment. A child’s relative age in the classroom is actually one of the most well-documented contributors to ADHD overdiagnosis. A particular U.S. study found 30–60% higher odds of ADHD diagnosis for youngest-in-class kids. In most school systems, children born just before the cutoff date for school entry are the youngest in their grade — sometimes almost a full year younger than classmates (particularly in this area where redshirting is a common practice). In early grades (K–2), 1 year of age difference is huge in terms of attention span, self-regulation, and activity level. [/quote]
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