Statistics of ADHD

5 - 12% of all children have an attention deficit disorder.

Boys are diagnosed more than girls. For every 3 - 4 boys diagnosed, only 1 girl is.

½ of all students with AD/HD also have a learning disability.

25% of all students with ADHD have a learning disability in math.

65% have problems with written expression.

30% have trouble with spelling.

2/3 of students have at least one additional condition: depression, anxiety or learning disability.

Over ½ of students with ADHD have at least one parent with it.

About 1/3 of students also have a sibling with the same diagnosis.

75 - 90% of kids with AD/HD are helped by medication.

Written expression is the most common (65%) learning problem among students with AD/HD

--A Bird’s Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy & Alex Zeigler.

666,780 students in public schools in SC

91,801 students have an IEP
(10.37%)

40,971 students have a Learning Disability (4.63%)

---ncld.org

• Up to 30 - 50% fo children with ADHD may be retained in a grade at least once.
• As many as 35% of ADHD adolescents may fail to complete high school.
• Adolescents with ADHD have nearly four times as many auto accidents.

---The ADD/ADHD Checklist by Sandra Rief, M.A.