Children who start school a year early more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 20:00
in Health & Medicine
Children who enter elementary school younger than their peers are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. Children born in August in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff birth date for school enrollment have a 30 percent higher risk for ADHD diagnosis than peers born in September, which may reflect over-diagnosis.