ABSTRACT
According to the American Psychiatric Association (2013), “Population surveys suggest that Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) occurs in most cultures in about 5% of children and about 2.5% of adults”. Dr. Thomas E. Brown (2017), a clinical psychologist who has researched ADHD extensively, suggested that the ratio is closer to 3:1, but “when adults are assessed, the ratio of males to females is closer to 1:1. ADHD is a very complex interaction of many genes located throughout the brain. Educating oourself about ADHD will equip us to be a strong advocate for our child as he moves from one developmental stage to the next. As a parent, the key to explaining ADHD to others is to first understand it using the latest research and thinking in the field.
