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Black Youth With ADHD Are Undertreated
Research indicates that ADHD is under- and misdiagnosed, and undertreated in the Black community. The reasons behind this diagnostic disparity are complex. One explanation is that many Black children with ADHD are misdiagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, or other mental disorders. Possible explanations for these findings include unchecked biases among educators, school administrators,...
Cultural Diversity and ADHD Management in U.S. Hispanics
When compared to white Americans, Hispanic Americans are diagnosed with ADHD less frequently. When they are diagnosed with ADHD, they are often undertreated and unable to receive the care they need. This article shares two explanations for these disparities. First, the U.S. Hispanic population is generally less informed about ADHD than the U.S. white population....
Optimizing Virtual Learning for Students With ADHD
As many schools have transitioned to mostly or entirely online classes during the pandemic, students with ADHD have been some of the hardest hit. Because these students have trouble controlling their impulses and staying focused, a change in environment to one with less structure can make learning less effective. Among parents of children with ADHD,...
Black Americans at Higher Risk for ADHD
In a 2020 JAMA Psychiatry study, researchers found that prevalence rates of ADHD in the United States were higher in the Black population than in the general population. The study also provides some insight into how ADHD is discussed and treated along racial lines. One notable point of contention is that although there are not many studies...
Consequences of Uncontrolled ADHD Affect Black Youth
Understanding the consequences of uncontrolled ADHD is vital for parents, educators, and authority figures. In her article for the Atlanta Black Star, Nareissa Smith describes how the consequences of uncontrolled ADHD disproportionately impact Black youth, especially in the educational and professional settings. Two explanations are provided for how ADHD is currently handled in the Black community....
Misconceptions of ADHD and How to Change Them
Despite being a well-recognized form of neurodiversity, a plethora of misconceptions surrounds ADHD. With ADHD being associated with childhood and development, it is easy to gloss over the fact that children with ADHD often do not “grow out of” it as they transition to adulthood. Given that 5% of the general adult population has ADHD,...
How Perceptions of ADHD Hurt Children of Color
The poster child for ADHD is a white kid, and usually a male one. However, this predominant image of ADHD exists not because white boys are more likely to have ADHD than other children. It exists because other children, especially children of color, are much less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. This diagnostic disparity...
Rhinology Clinical Trials Exhibit Decade-Long Disparities
In this study, published in The Laryngoscope, a team of researchers attempted to analyze the demographic characteristics of patients who participated in chronic rhinosinusitis clinical trials. The study’s goal was to identify discrepancies between the general population and the groups of individuals who participated in these trials. Because many clinical trials deviate from the general population,...
Factors in Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trial Enrollment
In this study, published in Pediatric Blood & Cancer, a team of researchers sought to understand the barriers that make it more difficult for children with cancer to be enrolled in clinical trials. They note that there are many different known barriers to clinical trial enrollment, varying widely from research infrastructure to a more general...