The Real Issues of ADHD

MEDICINE
Getting Distracted from the Real Issues of ADHD
Yes, it’s a real disorder. Why are we still so disposed to thinking it’s overdiagnosed?
By JUDITH WARNER | @judithwarner | October 21, 2011 |
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Warner's latest book is We've Got Issues: Children and Parents in the Age of Medication.

The outcry this week in response to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ decision to publish new treatment guidelines for Attention-Deficity/Hyperactivity Disorder in children ages 4 to 18 (as opposed to age 6 to 12, as was the case previously,) has been largely focused on the fear that the change will vastly increase the number of very young children being diagnosed with ADHD and pump younger and younger kids full of medication./.../