One in three students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder does not receive any support services at school, said a national study of U.S. schoolchildren. The study — described as the largest of its kind — also found that at least one in five students with ADHD receives no school-based services even when the student experienced significant academic and social impairment. The gap appeared to be especially pronounced for youth from non-English-speaking or low-income families. Researchers were from the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and Prevention, Lehigh University and the University of Maryland.
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