In just 10 years the number of children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, rose dramatically, a large new study suggests.
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Our consulting school psychologist, just sent me this: This is a great example of how a headline can distort rather than inform:
The headline on the nbcnews.com link says
"Rates of ADHD jumps 24% in a decade" and described the rates as
"skyrocketing". In Kaiser's sample, rates went from 2.5% to 3.1%. Yes, the arithmetic indicates an increase of 24%, but the headline distorts rather than informs. How about a revision to the headline: Kaiser reports that ADHD is now identified in 3.1% of the children in their study, a increase of 0.6% over the last ten years from 2.5%.
Unfortunately these are actually understimates given that the disorder probably occurs in 5% of kids.
Just sayin'
Lou