Nir EyalSpeaker on Behavioral Science, NYT Bestselling Author, Former Stanford Lecturer

10% of children in the US are diagnosed with ADHD #shorts

Name: 10% of children in the US are diagnosed with ADHD #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-02-14T14:20:54+00:00
Duration: 52 s
Channel: Nir Eyal
Description: Short YouTube video (a "#shorts") by Nir Eyal arguing that ADHD is likely overdiagnosed in the United States compared with Europe (claims: 10% of US…

14 Feb 2024 · 1 min

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Short YouTube video (a "#shorts") by Nir Eyal arguing that ADHD is likely overdiagnosed in the United States compared with Europe (claims: 10% of US children diagnosed vs. 1% in Europe). Eyal suggests cultural and school incentives (teachers, classroom expectations) contribute to higher US diagnosis rates and advocates for teaching behavioral skills before prescribing medication — noting many practitioners lack resources to teach skills and default to prescribing.

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What's Your thoughts on ADHD ADD? It's weird right? 10% of children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD. In Europe it's 1%. There's something about the culture in the United States I believe over diagnosed I don't think there's a great check and balance meaning if a teacher says this child is a pain, this child can't sit still to putting a bunch of kids in a box and expecting them to sit still and be quiet and listen to some boring person lecturing on the front of the classroom. So I think there's a clear, clear incentive for teachers and parents to try and calm kids down. I like to repeat and I'll repeat it again and again. Skills before pills ADHD is real but I have talked to so many people in the field who just don't have the resources to teach skills and so all they can do is prescribe and it's the first thing they'll do. Kid will get diagnosed. Here's here's some pills.