Scientists have discovered a striking finding that will change how we, as doctors see children diagnosed with an early onset of ADHD. They realised that as these children diagnosed with ADHD from a young age grow, they will not necessarily lose their diagnoses.
Experts on the matter from the University of Southampton and Paris Nanterre University worked on a global scale with another 161 scientists. Before this research, scientists were under the impression, that the early diagnosis of ADHD cannot be considered valid as these were carried out on the younger pupils that are less mature compared to those born at the start of the school year. The study and its findings were published in Lancet Psychiatry. Data were examined from more than 6,500 patients globally with a follow up period between ages 4 to 33.
The leads show that there’s some stability in the early age diagnosis of ADHD. But, there’s still more that needs to be answered; the appropriateness of the diagnosis and the factors such as how the parents and teachers perceive the child could affect the diagnosis.
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