Health

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder:  About 1 in 9 children in the U.S. between the ages of 3 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, according to a new CDC report. Researchers found that one million more kids and adolescents were diagnosed with ADHD in 2022 than in 2016. The organization says attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is an "expanding public health concern." The report also reveals a narrowing difference between the number of boys and girls diagnosed with the disorder. Boys have long been diagnosed with ADHD at two and a half times the rate of girls. The growing awareness of ADHD and how it manifests differently in children can help explain why more girls are getting diagnoses.