ADHD should not be treated as a disorder

Adapting schools and workplaces for it can help far more

NOT LONG ago, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was thought to affect only school-aged boys—the naughty ones who could not sit still in class and were always getting into trouble. Today the number of ADHD diagnoses is rising fast in all age groups, with some of the biggest increases in young and middle-aged women.

This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Think outside the box”

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