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'Delay' in ADHD children's brains
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by AlanEvans | November 13, 2007 at 03:07 am
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The brains of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do not mature at the same rate as their peers, a US study says.Researchers looked at 450 children - half of whom had ADHD - and found an average delay of three years in the development of the cortex.
This, the brain's outer mantle, is key for both attention and planning.
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at 05:24 on November 14th, 2007
AlanEvans, I like this story. It's good stuff. I do hope they find a reason for the delay in the maduration of the cortex and a way to help and prevent it, as a teacher I know about all the special attention these children need to learn and how it affects their self esteem most of the time.