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ADHD Clinicians Must Consider Racial Bias in Evaluation and Treatment of Black Children

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Discussions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), like discussions of mental and behavioral conditions generally, seldom explicitly mention race.

Yet race (along with culture, ethnicity, and other social identities) is an important consideration in understanding — and properly diagnosing and treating — ADHD.

It’s time we started discussing and studying it with purpose.First, terms. No term is perfect for any group that includes diverse, cross-sectional members — and who would like to choose their own term for self-description.

One common term for under-represented groups is person of color (or POC); another is BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color).

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