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ADHD diagnoses more than double in five years

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The number of Australians being prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has more than doubled in five years, with new figures showing more than 400,000 people now take drugs for the common neurodevelopmental disorder as awareness rises among doctors and the public. Dr Kumuthini Kalaialagan who works as pediatrician in Sydney explains more


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The number of Australians being prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has more than doubled in five years, with new figures showing more than 400,000 people now take drugs for the common neurodevelopmental disorder as awareness rises among doctors and the public. Dr Kumuthini Kalaialagan who works as pediatrician in Sydney explains more


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