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ADHD not likely to be overdiagnosed

ADHD not likely to be overdiagnosed

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Tom Knighton
Jul 03, 2023
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One potential issue with ADHD diagnoses is that it could be a handy excuse for things like poor parenting. A kid who cannot behave, refuses to focus on his work, and acts out could have ADHD or he could just be a little turd who never had any discipline.

It’s kind of hard to tell looking from the outside.

So a lot of…

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