Allergies or ADHD? Hay Fever Can Look Like Behavior or Learning Issues
Constant sneezing, incessantly itchy eyes, and a runny nose can make people of all ages downright miserable during allergy season...the symptoms of seasonal allergies can be confused with learning disabilities, or other conditions that can affect learning like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), said Dr. Maria Garcia-Lloret, a board-certified pediatric allergist at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.
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Allergies or ADHD? Hay Fever Can Look Like Behavior or Learning Issues