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LaCretia Daniels

ENG-105

October 22, 2020

Dr. P. Bamba

INCREASE IN ADHD DIAGNOSES

Attention, Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has been identified as the leading behavioral

disorder among American children. A study conducted by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

between 2010 and 2017 indicated a growing trend in the diagnoses of ADHD in American

Children. The study stated that there was a 30% rise in the number of children who were diagnosed

with ADHD. ADHD in children is demonstrated by the children's inability to pay attention to

anything for a couple of minutes without getting disrupted. The children with the behavioral

condition also have a challenge of controlling their impulses, which results in undesired reactions

to events that do not require the kind of response the children give. The Blue Cross Blue Shield

Association identified the of increased diagnoses was among school going children, especially the

middle school learners. According to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the ADHD

behavioral disorder was more prevalent in middle school boys, who were twice the number of

middle school girls diagnosed with ADHD behavioral disorder. The research on the increase of

ADHD behavioral disorder was done on one child between two and eighteen years. The growing

trend in the number of American children diagnosed with ADHD behavioral disorder is a worrying

trend. Such is because American society will be raising a population with a behavioral disorder

that is highly impactful on their personalities (Blue Cross Blue Shield, 2019).

Out of the children diagnosed with ADHD behavioral disorder, 27% of them were

receiving behavioral therapy. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that children

diagnosed with ADHD should be given behavioral therapy for those below the age of six years

by other behavioral disorders such as depression and anxiety that need to be dealt with for children

to recover from ADHD completely. In the event that behavioral therapy does not effectively relieve

the child from the disorder, pediatricians are advised to accompany the behavioral therapy with

the relevant drugs that will fasten the process of recovery from the behavioral disorder. Apart from

the proven clinical treatments of ADHD behavioral disorder, prevention can be the first method

that can be used to protect young children. The families where there is no history of ADHD and

any other mental disorder, pregnant women should avoid the misuse of drugs to allow the child's

brain to develop well before the child is born. Avoiding drugs will also reduce the risk of premature

births; hence the child will be given a chance to evade from being part of a growing trend of ADHD

in children (Gawrilow, 2018).

The observed increasing trend in the diagnoses of ADHD in American society is a risk

factor that needs immediate attention. Raising children with mental disorders is preparing the

United States of America to rely on imported labor to accomplish their economic needs. Such is

because American society will have a workforce with a mental illness that cannot work to uplift

the economy.

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and behavioral therapy followed by medication for children above the age of six years to correct

the ADHD behavioral disorder (Graves, MD, 2019). Regardless of the growing trend in the

diagnoses of ADHD, American children are not receiving the right form of therapy to correct the

disorder. The reluctance to offer a suitable form of treatment puts the children diagnosed with

ADHD behavioral disorder at risk of developing severe ADHD (Sadek, 2018).

The increasing exposure to agents that cause ADHD has increased the ADHD behavioral

disorder diagnoses among American children to cause the disorder. The trend in the diagnosis of

ADHD behavioral disorder has been motivated by environmental and hereditary factors. One of

the causes of ADHD in children in genes. A child born from parents who have a history of ADHD

is likely to develop a behavioral disorder. Other mental disorders in a family can also create an

enabling environment for ADHD behavioral disorder to develop in young children. Premature

birth is another cause of ADHD behavioral disorder. An increase in premature births in American

society increases the trend of ADHD diagnoses among young children. Also, mothers who engage

in substance abuse during the pregnancy period have caused the trend of ADHD behavioral

diagnoses to increase since the drugs affect the baby's brain development before it is born. The

environmental agent that causes ADHD in young children is exposure to toxins. Toxins such as

lead that are mainly contained in paints have been found to put children at risk of developing the

ADHD behavioral disorder (CDC, 2020) .

Studies have indicated that the suitable treatment of ADHD disorder is behavioral therapy.

Professionals argue that behavioral therapy is the best intervention because ADHD is accompanied

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CDC. (2020, May 14). Symptoms and diagnosis of ADHD. Centers for Disease Control and

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Gawrilow, C. (2018). Self-regulation in children with ADHD: How if—Then plans improve

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Graves, MD, S. (2019, April 30). ADHD continues to rise in children.

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Sadek, J. (2018). ADHD and substance abuse in children and adolescents. Clinician’s Guide to

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