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The Many Faces of AD/HD: Hispanics with AD/HD

 

October is ADHD Awareness Month. This post explores awareness of ADHD among Hispanics in the U.S.

Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD has increased among minorities in the United States.  More wide-spread attention to signs, symptoms and diagnosis has led to an increase in diagnosis among Puerto-Rican children,

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Posted in ADHD, bilingual, culture, ethnic, Hispanic, Latino, race, TDA/H


Many Faces of ADHD: African-Americans and AD/HD

October is ADHD Awareness Month.  This post explores awareness of ADHD in the African-American population.

Over the past decade, awareness about and diagnosis of ADHD in minority populations in the United States has increased. In all likelihood, the higher numbers diagnosed represent not an increase in the numbers of individuals with the disorder,

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Posted in ADHD, ADHD Awareness Week, African-American, culture, race, resources