The youngest girls in class are more likely to receive ADHD medication

 ADHD in the News 2024-11-21


[Excerpt] In a new research project, two economics students from the University of Copenhagen have investigated the question: Do age differences within the same grade affect ADHD prescription rates for children in Danish schools? "The purpose of our study is to get an indication of the degree of misdiagnosis of children due to relative age differences in the classes," says Konrad Juel Thide. The work is published in the journal Economics Letters.