Young Black men are less likely to receive a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and are less likely to be treated for it than White counterparts. Many struggle in school and
As a kid, Wesley Jackson Wade should have been set up to succeed. His father was a novelist and corporate sales director and his mother was a special education teacher.
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Black school children remain underdiagnosed for ADHD compared to their white counterparts. According to a Penn State report published in September, they are 40% less likely to be diagnosed with the neurological condition than white students in a similar setting – including economic status, behavior and student achievement.