CDC: Nearly 14 Percent of Children Have ADHD, Learning Disability
Nearly 14 percent of children aged 3 to 17 years had ever been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or a learning disability in 2016 to 2018.
Nearly 14 percent of children aged 3 to 17 years had ever been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or a learning disability in 2016 to 2018.
Children living in rural areas are more likely to be diagnosed with a developmental disability compared with those living in urban areas.
In a Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline, recommendations are presented for the management of complex ADHD in childhood.
In children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), Down syndrome (DS), and Williams syndrome (WS), disrupted sleep may adversely affect language development.
The study provides strong evidence for the utility of resting-state fMRI measures in predicting the development of attentional or mood disorders in children.
By age 18, approximately 15% of the cohort had been diagnosed with a mental disorder.
Cord biomarkers of in utero acetaminophen exposure tied to increased risk for childhood ADHD, ASD.
Prenatal opioid exposure may be associated with poorer cognitive and motor development in children from age 6 months to adolescence.
Investigators found no substantial increased risk for greater fine motor deficits or ADHD traits in offspring exposed to benzodiazepines or hypnotics at different gestational time points or for a longer duration.
ADHD symptoms appear to have a dimensional relationship to adaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder, regardless of whether the children meet diagnostic criteria for a comorbid ADHD diagnosis.