A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the percentage of children ever diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, increased from about 7 percent in 1998 to 9 percent by 2009. The findings mirror a study from late last year.
In the Midwest and the South, the diagnosis rate was even higher, rising from 7.1 percent to 10.2 percent in the Midwest, and from 8.1 percent to 10.3 percent in the South.
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