Measured confounding factors do not explain racial/ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis … So is race, and Hispanic ethnicity.

Racial/ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis occur by kindergarten and continue until at least the end of eighth grade. ADHD is associated with social disadvantage and adverse childhood experiences. OBJECTIVE: Whether and to what extent racial/ethnic disparities in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis occur across early and middle childhood is currently … It may be that there really are more “drivers” of ADHD-related behaviors …

At the beginning of the decade, non-Hispanic white children had higher ADHD prevalence … Using data collected from parent reports of the developmental disorder attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that boys, white … The patterns of ADHD prevalence by race and family income over the past decade are interesting.

There are racial/ethnic disparities in medication use for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but it is unknown if the disparity is more likely due to an underdiagnosis or undertreatment of African-American …