Milton Is a Six-Year-Old Child Who Often Has Trouble with Wetting

question 36

Multiple Choice

Milton is a six-year-old child who often has trouble with wetting the bed when he is sleeping at least two times a week. He has been doing this since he was three years old. His diagnosis would likely be ____.

• A) ADHD
• B) encopresis
• C) Down syndrome
• D) enuresis

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