There has been a huge upswing in the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the past decade, according to a new report by The New York Times that analyzed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
Based on the Times' analysis, 11 percent of school-age children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with ADHD, according to their parents. Among highschoolers, the numbers were even higher: 10 percent of 14 to 17 year old girls had been diagnosed with the disorder, and nearly 20 percent of boys.
The New York Times compiled the results from a larger CDC survey that gathered data on the physical and emotional health of children up to age 17 from 2011 to 2012. That same report also recently made headlines with its finding that 1 in 50 children in the U.S. had been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, according to their parents -- significantly more than just five years before.
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