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DoinItWrong96 t1_je4p4tz wrote

And kids born later in the year are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328520/

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ThatFaultyGamer OP t1_je8coc1 wrote

That's super interesting to read! I fit into both, born later in the year and I have ADHD so this definitely helps me understand just that little bit more

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DoinItWrong96 t1_je8d8ls wrote

Keep in mind that this article is talking about how kids born in the later part of the year are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, not that they are more likely to have ADHD. When compared with other kids in their grade they may seem less mature and less able to focus because they are developmentally less mature and less able to focus. This comes out in the wash later in life. Some of the kids will of course actually have ADHD, but some were just acting younger because they were younger.

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