# Children who start school a year early more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD

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**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 3:00am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/children-who-start-school-a-year-early-more-likely-to-be-diagnosed-with-adhd/1115 "2018-11-30T03:00:10Z")\
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> **[Children who start school a year early more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181128182138.htm)**
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> Children who enter elementary school younger than their peers are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. Children born in August in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff birth date for school enrollment have a 30 percent higher risk for ADHD diagnosis than...

  
Children who enter elementary school younger than their peers are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. Children born in August in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff birth date for school enrollment have a 30 percent higher risk for ADHD diagnosis than peers born in September, which may reflect over-diagnosis.