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

Diagnosing ADHD #shorts

Name: Diagnosing ADHD #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-01-16T14:00:22+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Nir Eyal
Description: A short YouTube clip by Nir Eyal arguing that ADHD may be overdiagnosed in the United States compared with Europe (claims: 10% of U.S. children vs. 1% in…

16 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip by Nir Eyal arguing that ADHD may be overdiagnosed in the United States compared with Europe (claims: 10% of U.S. children vs. 1% in Europe). He stresses caution around pharmaceutical treatments for young children (ages five–seven) and advocates teaching skills before prescribing medication, referencing his book Indistractable and its section on raising "indistractable" kids.

Questions this video answers

10% of children

1% of children

Five, six, seven year olds

Chapters

There's something fishy going on when it comes to adhd. There's something about the culture in the United States that I believe over diagnoses. 10% of children in the United States are diagnosed with ADHD. In Europe, it's 1%. ADHD is real. I don't know if there's enough of check and balance, especially when there are pharmaceuticals involved. We're talking about five, six, seven year olds. If a teacher says, this child can't sit still to say, look, is this really necessary to diagnose? I like to repeat, and I'll repeat it again and again. Skills before pills. The whole section in the book Indistractable on how to raise indistractable kids.