ThatFaultyGamer OP t1_je8coc1 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:37 AM

Reply to comment by DoinItWrong96 in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer

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

DoinItWrong96 t1_je8d8ls wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:42 AM

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.