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What age is ADHD most diagnosed?

About 3 in 4 US children with current ADHD receive treatment Ages 2–5: 18% Ages 6–11: 69% Ages 12–17: 62%

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Did you know? Treatment for ADHD can include behavior therapy and medication. For children 6 years of age and older, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends behavior therapy and medication, preferably both together. For children under 6 years of age behavior therapy is recommended as the first line of treatment. Read more about recommendations 47% received behavior treatment Ages 2–5: 60% Ages 6–11: 51% Ages 12–17: 42% Altogether, 77% were receiving treatment. Of these children: About 30% were treated with medication alone. About 15% received behavior treatment alone. About 32% children with ADHD received both medication treatment and behavior treatment. Note: Parents were not asked to specify what type of behavior treatment or medication their children received. A more in-depth national survey4 from 2014 reported on treatment and services that children with ADHD had received at some point prior to the survey. This survey was conducted with parents of children 4–17 years of age who had ever been diagnosed with ADHD. Almost 9 out of 10 children had received school support, which includes school accommodations and help in the classroom. About 6 out of 10 children had received some type of behavioral treatment or skills training: 3 out of 10 received parent-delivered behavior therapy. 4 out of 10 received social skills training. 3 out of 10 received peer interventions. 2 out of 10 received cognitive behavior therapy.

Healthcare claims data show treatment gaps

In addition to parent-reported data, healthcare claims from Medicaid or employer-sponsored insurance provide another way to understand treatment patterns. A study5 looking at the healthcare claims data for young US children found: Note: It is not known what types of psychological services these children received, or whether these children received behavior treatments that were not entered into the healthcare claims data.

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At what age is ADHD diagnosed the most?

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