Prevalence of ADD / ADHD
Various experts give different rates of prevalence but most say between 5 – 10 % of North American children have one or the other – that’s a lot. It means that there are probably 2 or 3 children in most classrooms that have one of these disorders – and school can be a very unfriendly place for a child with ADD / ADHD.
The researchers tell us that about 70% of these children will carry at least some of their symptoms into adulthood:
– some of those adults are doing well
– some are doing OK
– some are doing poorly