London: Parents, please note-children labeled as ‘hyperactive’ in school are highly unlikely to be suffering from any disorder-in fact, they are just naughty, researchers have claimed.
A new study in Britain has revealed that only half of the kids suspected of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are actually diagnosed with the condition by a mental health expert.
Children with ADHD cannot concentrate on school work or played and are easily distracted forgetful or fail to follow instructions. They are also unduly noisy, restless, often talk excessively and butt in to other’s conversations
According to the researchers, school teachers may be over identifying children with possible ADHD diagnoses. “Naughty children may at some point present symptoms but someone with ADHD has them at all times,” lead author Dr Benjamin Keene was quoted by leading British newspaper the daily telegraph as saying. In their study, based in tower hamlets, 52 kids were referred to the child and adolescent mental health services team with ADHD-like symptoms over the course of one year, of those the researchers found that most did not have ADHD.eventually six were diagnosed with ADHD, the study revealed.
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