When Children with ADHD Reach Adolescence

question 98

Multiple Choice

When children with ADHD reach adolescence:

• A) Their ADHD symptoms typically remit.
• B) Other psychiatric disturbance is more prominent that the ADHD.
• C) The severity reduces, but they continue to meet criteria for the disorder.
• D) Their academic performance is greatly improved.

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Definitions:

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Five Elements

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