Doctors Increase Age Range for ADHD Diagnosis
Interview for the Chicago Tribune
Penny Williams, the author of the blog “A Mom’s View of ADHD,” said she was “very excited” to hear about the revisions — especially because it means coming up with treatment strategies before a child starts school.
“If my son — now in the fourth grade, but diagnosed in the first grade — had been diagnosed earlier … it would have made a huge difference in his academic career,” said Williams. “In fact, if I had know about his ADHD and learning disabilities in kindergarten, I would have held him back a year.”
