Preschool ADHD

George J. DuPaul, professor of school psychology and College of Education associate dean for research, Lee Kern, professor of special education and director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice, Bridget V. Dever, associate professor of school psychology and Shin-Yi Chou, Arthur F.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, has quietly become one of America’s most critical public health crises. The incurable disorder is responsible for upward of $52 billion in health care costs every year—nearly $17,500 per individual, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Unfortunately, children are being diagnosed with the disorder at a record pace. ADHD diagnoses have increased an average of 3 percent annually since 1997.