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Warpy

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2. A lot of things, ADHD and autism among them, are expressed quite differently in girls

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 06:24 PM

Dec 2015

so since they didn't fit the male model, they were simply ignored for decades.

Now that the science is catching up and overcoming the misogynistic blindness, girls are finally being counted and that's causing the jump in overall rates.

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Diagnosis of ADHD Surges in U.S. Kids [View all] Purveyor Dec 2015 OP

Or it may be the drug them into being quiet scenario. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #1

A lot of things, ADHD and autism among them, are expressed quite differently in girls Warpy Dec 2015 #2

There is some percentage of this that can be attributed to the fact that school curricula Squinch Dec 2015 #3

Finnish kids have a life Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #4

It's nearly impossible for the little ones. And when we make them do Squinch Dec 2015 #5

I complain about the US education system Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #6

I work with special needs kids and I can attest the way our system is set up they push kids in kimbutgar Dec 2015 #9

Fingers crossed that the growth of mindfulness training in schools continues in a big way. Nt JudyM Dec 2015 #7

Or maybe kids spend too much time on electronic devices and not enough physical activity Drahthaardogs Dec 2015 #11

I don't think our human biology has caught up with computer speeds Lodestar Dec 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Lodestar Dec 2015 #17

Article in Time Magazine - A Nation of Kids with Gadgets and ADHD Lodestar Dec 2015 #20

Pressure on and from schools and parents Blackjackdavey Dec 2015 #16

Thank you for this shrike Dec 2015 #21

Yes, I have experienced the pressure from the schools. Zing Zing Zingbah Dec 2015 #22

its a pharma windfall restorefreedom Dec 2015 #8

This is a profit based surge in diagnoses Z_California Dec 2015 #10

More pills = more money....it's that simple Waitsman Dec 2015 #13

They LOVE chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia too! Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #23

Having to sit still so you can take tests and more tests will do that to kids ck4829 Dec 2015 #12

I probably had ADHD MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #14

Totally wrong understanding of ADHD Waitsman Dec 2015 #15

Soon we'll have gene therapy for that! bananas Dec 2015 #24

Dangerous Waitsman Dec 2015 #25

to focus, to pay attention is a learned skill, not something one can drug or punish into anyone. Sunlei Dec 2015 #19

glad to see comments oldandhappy Dec 2015 #26