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ADHD Diagnosis: 4 Year Delay

Posted on October 04, 2008

More than half of all parents who sought a diagnosis for their children faced a wait of nearly four years before finally securing one.That s the conclusion of a new study, commissioned by the Irish-based support group, ADHD Action. Researchers interviewed 150 parents of children diagnosed with this condition.And according to Prof. Michael Fitzgerald, professor of child psychiatry at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, that wait represented a scandal. Many questioned said they first noticed their children s behavior at the age of four, even though they didn t receive an official dia...

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