October is (ADHD) Awareness Month

Sandra W Nichols PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BC  Oct. 1 was Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Awareness Day, and October is ADHD Awareness Month.  ADHD is one of the most commonly neurodivergent diagnoses for children, adolescents, and adults.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 11 percent of children between the ages of 3-17 years old were diagnosed with ADHD in 2022.  Many of these diagnoses are made based on subjective examinatio