Article
The history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities
(2004)
Abstract
As the number of children diagnosed with, and medicated for, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increases at an alarming rate, there have been questions raised as to whether ADHD is really a disorder or merely a fabricated and socially constructed problem. However, there is much evidence which shows that ADHD-related difficulties have been observed in children for at least the past century. This paper provides a detailed account of this evidence and shows that ADHD is a disorder which has affected children for at least the past 100 years. [Author abstract, ed]
Disciplines
Publication Date
March, 2004
Citation Information
Julie Kos and A L Richdale. "The history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 9 Iss. 1 (2004) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/julie_kos/6/