mother of a child with ADHD
Mother of a 10-year old boy, who was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at age 7 and is now on medication; speech language pathologist at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
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Susan Wortman Jutt
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FROM Susan Wortman Jutt
To the Point
ADHD and America's Drug Culture The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have rekindled concern about the prevalence of and the treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder . Roughly 6.4 million kids aged 4 through 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, 11 percent of all American children – and a 53 percent increase in just ten years.
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