[trillium]

Off the top of my head, roughly 7% of kids in the US have ADHD and roughly 4-5% of adults have ADHD.

20% of boys of a certain age have currently been diagnosed with ADHD.

[watwut]

If the definition of ADHD includes 20% of all boys, then I'm inclined to believe the definition takes in too many kids. If 1 in 5 kids has it, then it is normal behavior in that age range.

[trillium]

I don't in anyway shape or form think 20% of boys should be diagnosed with ADHD. I think something is seriously wrong with our society if this is happening.

[richardlblair]

This. So much this.

But, think of all the children we can get hooked on ritalin! Think of the lifetime of revenue (for big pharma)!