One in Nine Children Classed as Having a Disability With ADHD Fueling Rise

One in nine children are now classed as having some form of disability as more parents and young people themselves have sought a diagnosis for mental health conditions and behavioural problems. The sharpest rise has come in diagnoses for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with some questioning whether the condition is being over-diagnosed and suggesting differences in human behaviour and everyday problems are being medicalised. Lockdowns have been widely blamed by children’s rights campaigners for damaging the mental health of young people, with the number of under-16s with a recorded disability rising by more than a third in the past two years, according to the latest data published by the House of Commons library....