THE STATISTICS OF ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER (UPDATED)

UK STATISTICS (according to AADD-UK)

                             Children 5-15 years: 3.62% of boys and 0.85% of girls have ADD

                              by age 25 only 15% retain a full ADD diagnosis (0.6%-1.2% of population)

                              A further 65% fulfil the criteria  in partial remission  (2%-4% of population)

                               Estimated prevalence of ADD adults is between 3% and 4%


US STATISTICS (according to Center for Disease Control)

                           11% of children (4-17) have been diagnosed with ADD (as of 2016)

                           i.e. 6 million children (43% rise since 2003)

The average age of onset is 5 for severe ADD, 7 for moderate symptoms, and 8 for mild symptoms.

                          13.2% of boys
                     
                             5.6% of girls



          6.1% of US population took stimulant medications for ADD in 2007

         Emotional development for children with ADD is 30% slower than for children without ADD

         e,g. 10 year old with ADD is typically at emotional level of 7 year old

         a 16-year-old beginning driver is using the decision making skills of an 11 or 12 year old.

        75% of boys (and 60% of girls) with ADD are hyperactive

         3 to 5% of American teens suffer from ADD

                2-4 times as many traffic violations

                  4 times as many traffic accidents

                  7 times more likely to have second accident


                 4.4% of US adult population have ADD

                   Less than 20% seek help for it

                 41.3% of these cases are severe

              During their lifetimes 12.9% of US men are diagnosed with ADD, compared with 4.9% of women,

              30 to 60% of patients diagnosed with ADD during childhood continue to be affected as adults

              Adults 5 times more likely to speed.

                50% more likely to be in serious car crash

                30% more likely to be dead by age 45

                50% of adults experience anxiety disorders

                    










                                                         

                            U.S. STATISTICS (Attitude)



ADHD Statistics: Adults with ADHD. 4.4 percent of the adult US population has ADHD, but less than 20 percent of these individuals seek help for it. 41.3% of adult ADHD cases are considered severe. During their lifetimes, 12.9 percent of men will be diagnosed with ADHD, compared to 4.9 percentof women.


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                                             CDC


                                   U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD


                                           UK Schools


                                                 

UK Prevalence & Gender Distribution. ADHD is a common disorder. In the UK, surveys of children between the ages of 5 and 15 years found that 3.62% of boys and 0.85% of girls had ADHD. Hyperkinetic Disorder is less common andprevalence estimates are around 1.5% for boys in the primary school years.14 Mar 2017

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