School Testing, ADHD Link: Book Claims Exams, Diagnosis Related

 

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By Alexandra Ward

School standardized testing could be the missing link in the mystery of the ADHD epidemic that has gripped America’s youth over the last 15 years, a new book alleges.

In their new book “The ADHD Explosion,” University of California Berkeley professors Richard Scheffler and Stephen Hinshaw present their theory that school testing, as mandated by No Child Left Behind, actually led to an increase in ADHD diagnoses.

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